Registered Nurse Special Needs Coordinator
$104,000–$115,690 year
On-siteClark, Nevada, United States
Job Summary
Plan, organize, and direct RN Special Needs program activities, ensuring compliance with DoD and Air Force policies. Serve as technical authority for EFMP medical enrollment, eligibility, and documentation while guiding families through the healthcare system. Coordinate care management, case management, and referrals for medical, behavioral, and educational services. Conduct assessments and screenings to identify special needs conditions, maintain enrollee databases, and manage enrollment/disenrollment processes. Provide guidance, training, and oversight to administrative staff and family members, ensuring access to necessary resources and resolving issues with agencies. Brief leadership and personnel on program trends and establish public relations strategies to inform target populations.
Required Qualifications
- Baccalaureate degree (BSN) program in nursing accredited by a national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education
- Permanent, full, and unrestricted Registered Nursing license to practice nursing in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States
- Minimum of 4 years nursing experience in a direct patient care clinical setting as a Registered Nurse
- Last 2 years full-time experience includes care coordination, discharge planning or case management in a medical setting for patients ranging in age 0-95 years
- Broad and complex medical knowledge required for care coordination and management
- Knowledge and understanding of developmental growth dynamics of human behavior, family and other social systems; and impact of illness and disability on social functioning
- Knowledge of medical facility organization, mission, purpose, philosophy, and objectives as well as those of the ANA and TJC
- Skill in oral and written communication to articulate medical requirements to professional and administrative staff and to present briefings to providers and beneficiaries
- Ability to analyze and evaluate treatment plans and their relationship/appropriateness to diagnoses and to recognize questionable treatment plans
- Familiarity with a variety of computer applications/software to input and extract data from established databases
- Working knowledge of the military health care system including TRICARE/ Health Net health benefits
- Current certification in either the American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers without lapses
- Must maintain currency at NO cost to the government
- Must have the ability to provide clinical and operational knowledge on hospital and nursing standards, regulations, policies, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Must be able to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be available for weekend shifts
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
Desired Qualifications
- Working knowledge of the military health care system including TRICARE/ Health Net health benefits (is preferred)
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