Northern Light Health
Department: Care Coordination
Position is located: Northern Light Cardiology - Bangor
Work Type: Full Time
Hours Per Week: 40.00
Work Schedule: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
** This is a Hybrid position**
Summary :
Oversee clinical careof outpatients with atrial fibrillation/flutter in a busy cardiology practice. Serves in an expanded nursing role to collaborate with the Electrophysiology Cardiology Team to provide care through all stages of the ambulatory/peri-operative/post-operative continuum ensuring the pathway is followed by all disciplines. Integrates modified evidence based clinical guidelines, preventive guidelines, protocols, and other metrics in the development of treatment plans that are patient-centric, promoting quality and efficiency in the delivery of healthcare.
Responsibilities :
Manage utilization and practice metrics to refine the delivery of care model to maximize clinical, quality, and fiscal outcomes for the population.
Monitor patient progress and promote early intervention in acute care situations.
Provide safe transition of care across the continuum of care, along with patient education while promoting patient independence and self-management.
Demonstrate the ability to negotiate and influence individual and group decision- making.
Adapt to a fluid, dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
Demonstrate leadership qualities in the areas of time management, problem solving, decision making, priority setting, delegation, organization, written/verbal communication and listening skills.
Implement monitoring systems for high-risk patients to prevent and/or intervene early during acute exacerbations. Works with Northern Light Cardiology providers to ensure appropriate standing orders.
Continuously evaluates laboratory results, diagnostic tests, utilization patterns and other metrics to monitor quality and efficiency results for assigned population.
Provides regular progress updates to Northern Light Cardiology providers, PCP and other members of the care team.
Collaborates with Inpatient/Outpatient Care Management staff to ensure smooth process in place when movement between settings occurs.
Other Information :
BLS Certification.
Competencies and Skills- 3 years of relative work experience required.
- Achieves Results: Sets high standards for their own outcomes and seizes opportunities to engage others towards objectives. Consistently moves forward with direct actions in order to attain or exceed objectives. Manages their own time effectively to accomplish assigned tasks. Successfully prioritizes multiple projects and duties as needed.
- Basic Life Support
- Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust: Acts consistently in line with the core values, commitments and rules of conduct. Leads by example and tells the truth. Does what they say they will, when and how they say they will, or communicates an alternate plan.
- Electronic medical record software.
- Cultivates Respect: Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of diversity, inclusion, empowerment and cooperation.
- Demonstrates Adaptability: Learns quickly when facing a new problem or unfamiliar task; is flexible in their approach with changing priorities and ambiguity. Manages change effectively and does not give up during adversity. Capable of changing one's behavioral style and/or views in order to attain a goal. Absorbs new information readily and puts it into practice effectively.
- Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence: Exhibits a high level of self-awareness, self-management, other awareness and relationship management. Conducts themselves in an empathic, appropriate way, with a sense of humor and stimulates a collaborative work environment. Is respectful of the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others and aware of the influence of their own behavior on them. Is aware of relevant social, political, system, and professional trends and developments and uses this information for the organization's benefit.
- Effectively Communicates: Listens, speaks and writes appropriately, using clear language. Communication methods are fitting to the message(s), audience, and situation and follow-ups are regular and timely. Shows that important (non-) verbal information is absorbed and understood and asks further questions to clarify when necessary. Expresses ideas and views clearly to others and has ability to adjust use of language to the audiences' level.
- Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Takes appropriate ownership not only of successes but also mistakes and works to correct them in a timely manner. Demonstrates understanding that we all work as a team and the quality and timeliness of work impacts everyone involved.
- Influences and Inspires: Builds enthusiasm and commitment among others to move in a desired direction and models it personally. Creates a compelling vision of success that motivates workplace initiative and energizes others to follow. Provides direction and guidance to encourage cooperation between team members in order to attain an objective. Has the ability to appropriately influence others' actions and decisions with and without express authority.
- Ability to understand the language used to precisely describe the human body including its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it.
- Spreadsheet application with the ability to use calculations, formulas, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming.
- Word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, database experience and other computer related skills.
- Email application with the ability to manage email as well as calendars, managing tasks and contacts, note taking, journaling, and web browsing.
- Presentation software with the ability to create presentations with the ability to incorporate animation, audio, video, time delays, as well as designing themes and variants with animations and effects.
- MS Teams
- Word process application with the ability to create and edit documents, format, use tables, apply footnoting, create table of contents and mail merge techniques.
- Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others.
Credentials- Required Registered Nurse
Education- Required High School Diploma/General Educational Development (GED) Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred
- Required Associate's Degree
Working Conditions
- Potential exposure to diseases or infections.
- Prolonged periods of sitting.
