Care Coordinator (Care Coordinator II)

Job description

Department Overview This is a clinical role that is vital in supporting the work of the nurse coordinators and physicians and Advanced Practice Providers within the Knight Cancer Institute through independently performing a variety of clinical administrative and technical functions. The Care Coordinator performs activities that are system-focused, ensuring the care is seamless across providers and the care continuum. Care coordination is the task of bridging gaps between facilities, specialists, labs, community resources, and primary care. This position coordinates and manages all the non-nurse patient caseloads, working with the providers on clinic day by providing clinical support with order entry, coordination of appointments for pre-transplant and post-transplant appointments and procedures to a specialized patient population. This position reviews patient records with the provider in order to provide coordination of the patient needs during clinic visit and through the episode of cancer treatment. The incumbent takes direction from nurse coordinators and physicians but must use independent judgement in implementation of those directions. The incumbent helps to build and mainta...