Nurse Coordinator, Diabetes/Endo-Outpatient Center, 8a-5p New

Address

401 E. Chestnut St Louisville, KY 40202

Shift

Job Description Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.

With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description

The Nurse Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of the activities for the division/program. The Coordinator will provide outpatient nursing care and patient/family services on an initial and ongoing basis. The Coordinator will serve as the patient/family’s initial contact with the program and handle all new referrals with appropriate scheduling, program planning and enrollment.

Job Responsibilities

• Receive all new referrals for the (insert name) division/program. Communicate and coordinate with referring medical personnel / agencies / parents or caregivers. Send follow up letters for patients who are to be enrolled.
• Schedule and organize medical clinics / evaluations with Director and other providers.
• Review and edit billings to outside agencies to ensure accuracy and verify the provision of services.
• Review evaluations / re-evaluations and update reminder list with the recommended medical follow up.
• Coordinate services with allied health as necessary.
• Act as a liaison with other community agencies and provide input from the community in program planning.
• Request and schedule necessary therapy, educational evaluation and treatment times.
• Oversight of the planning, implementation and evaluation of the DSME Program.
• Arranges and coordinates the activities of the advisory group.
• Liaises between the staff, the advisory group, other departments and administration
• Monitors and facilitates maintenance of staff qualifications.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the educational needs of diabetic patients.
• Implement an individual teaching plan, coordinate continuing education, and provide follow-up diabetes and health care management.
• Provide initial and follow-up insulin pump education, CGMS, and glucometers.
• Provide management via internet and telemedicine for diabetes and gestational diabetes patients.
• Conduct diabetes self-management education (DSME) group classes.
• Assist with developing a comprehensive AADE /ADA accredited program in diabetes education (DSME) under direction of endocrine faculty.
• Conduct specialized endocrine tests with repeated blood sampling.
• Schedule and organize Nuclear Medicine/ Endocrine tests including radioiodine scans.
• Obtain prior authorizations and provide prescription refill support.
• Communicate verbally, and via electronic medical record, to health care team, goals of treatment as needed.
• Document all plans of care and record patient meter readings in medical chart.
• Answer telephone inquiries.
• Adhere to timely documentation using electronic medical records.
  
  

Additional Job Description

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• BSN (required)
• Current Kentucky Nursing License (required)
• Four years’ experience as RN; prefer experience in a medical office setting
• Supervisory experience