Get to know Summit Pacific Medical Center:
Your trusted partner in Health and Wellness, Summit Pacific is a vibrant and expanding public hospital district that operates a Critical Access Hospital with a Level IV trauma designation, three rural healthcare clinics, and a seven-day-a-week urgent care clinic. Our vision is “Through Summit Care, we will build the healthiest community in the Nation.” Our hospital is unique due to its size and accessibility. We pride ourselves on our ability to give patients quick access to a provider.
- Critical Access Hospital
- 24/7 Emergency Department
- Level II Cardiac Center
- Level III Stroke Center
- Level IV Trauma Care
To learn more about Summit Pacific, visit www.summitpacificmedicalcenter.org
About the team:
Coordinates and expedites care for complex patients within Primary care, Ed and Acute Care Services. Effectively communicates with patients, providers and community support organizations to coordinate and facilitate a comprehensive plan of care for referred patients. Facilitates a shared goal model within and across settings to achieve coordinated high-quality care that is patient/family centered.
Required Education and Experience:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Associate prepared nurse with six (6) years of experience providing direct patient care.
- Bachelor’s degree in like field required with two (2) years of nursing experience providing direct patient care preferred.
- Experience using health care IT systems and data.
- Experience with community building, health professional education, and/or working with populations enrolled in subsidized health services.
- Care coordination or case management experience preferred.
Required Licenses, Certifications and/or Registration:
- Washington State RN License
Job Specific Duties:
- Coordinates team-based care through effective partnerships with patients, their caregivers, and their providers. Communicates effectively with primary care providers, hospitals, specialists and post-acute care facilities to schedule appointments and identify and fill gaps of care; facilitates access to appropriate primary and specialty providers as well as other care coordination team support specialists (e.g. Diabetes Educator); follows-up to ensure patients follow through with their scheduled appointments; coordinates requests for care and provides timely communication to facilitate progress toward common goals.
- Provides a coordinated strategic approach to detect and effectively manage patients with chronic disease. Establishes an effective tracking system for identified patients. Coaches patients/families toward successful self-management of chronic disease; assesses patient and family’s unmet health and social needs; provides effective communications to improve health literacy; educates patient on availability of resources such as psycho-social support, treatment resources, family educational resources and financial assistance; monitors patient adherence to plan of care and progress toward goals.
- Serves as the point-of-contact, advocate, and informational resource for patient, family, care team, payers, and community resources. Facilitates and attends meetings between patient, family, care team, payers, and community resources, as needed. Proactively acts as patient advocate; responds with empathy and respect to resolve patient/family concerns.
- Researches and analyzes alternatives for improving programs and care. Develops “best practice” recommendations by partnering with outside organizations, examining data and identifying trends.
- Promotes healthy behaviors in all populations and provides navigation assistance with community resources. Organizes community educational events to increase awareness of preventative and wellness services.
- Participates in care coordination meetings and training opportunities.
- Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Consistently demonstrates SPMC values and provides all patients/customers with an excellent service experience.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
This is a union position with a pay range of $45.38 - $63.34 per hour, depending on experience.
BENEFITS:
Our uniquely designed benefits are here to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security!
We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
Benefits offered by SPMC:
- Competitive Compensation
- Medical
- Prescription
- Dental (including Orthodontia)
- Vision
- Healthcare FSA and daycare FSA
- Daycare subsidized benefit
- Life Insurance
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Short- and long-term disability
- Generous employer 403b match contributions for retirement
- 457 retirement account for additional funds
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Smoking Cessation Assistance
- Employee Wellness Program
- Employee Committees to participate in such as Spirit Team
- Beautiful on-site gym for employees
- Instructor led fitness classes for employees, including Yoga, Kettlebells and Bootcamps
- Walking trails on site