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Ambulatory Clinic Nurse Care Coordinator (RN)- Neurology (Alzheimers)KU Clinical Research Center 4330
Provides triage, symptom management, and clinical decision support for patients with Alzheimer’s disease receiving AAT. Delivers direct outpatient nursing care, including monitoring of Anti Amyloid Targeted Therapy (ATT) infusions, recognition and escalation of adverse events, and post-infusion follow-up. Educates patients and caregivers on dementia care, ATT infusion therapy, monitoring requirements, and care plans, using communication strategies appropriate for cognitive impairment.
Coordinates the continuum of care from referral or urgent/emergent follow-up through infusion treatment and ongoing outpatient management, collaborating across neurology, radiology, pharmacy, infusion services, and support teams.
Documents clinical care and collects, enters, and validates required registry and outcomes data (e.g., CMS Registry) on excel spreadsheets, supporting program safety monitoring, quality improvement, and performance evaluation. Serves as a liaison among physicians, nurses, technologists, and support staff to ensure timely communication, efficient workflows, and high-quality patient care.
Participates in quality, process improvement, and accreditation-related activities, including adherence to documentation standards, review of outcomes data, and implementation of standard work. Assists with daily clinic operations, staff education, orientation of new employees, and training support as needed. May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
Required Education and Experience
Preferred Education and Experience
Required Licensure and Certification
Knowledge Requirements
Ambulatory Clinic Nurse Care Coordinator (RN)- Neurology (Alzheimers)
Fairway, KSPosted 2 days ago
Full-timeonsite
Job Description
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The Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator is a licensed registered professional nurse who is a clinical expert who provides ethical, evidence-based, safe and compassionate nursing care.Provides triage, symptom management, and clinical decision support for patients with Alzheimer’s disease receiving AAT. Delivers direct outpatient nursing care, including monitoring of Anti Amyloid Targeted Therapy (ATT) infusions, recognition and escalation of adverse events, and post-infusion follow-up. Educates patients and caregivers on dementia care, ATT infusion therapy, monitoring requirements, and care plans, using communication strategies appropriate for cognitive impairment.
Coordinates the continuum of care from referral or urgent/emergent follow-up through infusion treatment and ongoing outpatient management, collaborating across neurology, radiology, pharmacy, infusion services, and support teams.
Documents clinical care and collects, enters, and validates required registry and outcomes data (e.g., CMS Registry) on excel spreadsheets, supporting program safety monitoring, quality improvement, and performance evaluation. Serves as a liaison among physicians, nurses, technologists, and support staff to ensure timely communication, efficient workflows, and high-quality patient care.
Participates in quality, process improvement, and accreditation-related activities, including adherence to documentation standards, review of outcomes data, and implementation of standard work. Assists with daily clinic operations, staff education, orientation of new employees, and training support as needed. May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
- Responsible for management of patient flow, triage, and direct patient care.
- Liaison of communication between front desk staff, nursing staff, physicians, and clinic manager
- Manage the care of the patient population by developing expected patient outcomes, defining appropriate resource utilization, and working with the provider to set patient goals.
- Provide nursing support/coordination to the practice to optimize patient outcomes and to improve patient’s quality of life through clinical and educational programs and/or support services.
- Support patient self-management of disease.
- Coordinate continuity of patient care with patients and families following hospital admission, discharge, and ER visits.
- Manage high risk patient care, including management of patients with multiple co-morbidities or high risk for readmission to a hospital setting, including a registry.
- Develop relationships with patients and competently uses assessment skills to identify physical, psychosocial, financial, and environmental health care needs of the patient.
- Educate the patient and appropriate ancillary personnel about the health care needs, safety issues and benefits which include patient education.
- Utilize available electronic tools, such as EMR, to efficiently document assessments, clinical finds, plans of treatment and progress toward goals.
- Observes, records and reports patient's condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians. Educates patient/family about diagnostic procedures, medications, nutrition and maintenance of health and wellness.
- Maintains/reviews patient records, charts and other pertinent information. Records tests and examination results and then follows up with patient. Posts tests and examination results.
- Responds to/refers incoming patient treatment-related phone calls. Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- In providing patient care, document using EMR to maintain and/or develop patient records in compliance with practice standards
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
- High School Graduate
- Bachelor Degree Nursing
- 2 or more years of RN experience.
Preferred Education and Experience
- Previous medical office experience.
Required Licensure and Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing Must have current active multistate state Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live. Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate state RN license from the state in which they live at the time of their next RN license renewal by 4/30/2026.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
Knowledge Requirements
- Basic typing and word processing ability.
- Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Time Type:
Full timeJob Requisition ID:
R-55497Important information for you to know as you apply:
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