Patient Care Coordinator

Company: Nathaniel Witherell
Location: Greenwich, CT

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Performs professional work involving managing staff nurses and nursing assistants in an assigned unit, and responsible for the quality of life and the nursing care provided to the residents in that unit on a 24 hour basis.  Plans, coordinates, evaluates, communicates, and ensures quality patient care across all shifts.  Maintains awareness of changes in each resident’s condition and needs on a daily basis.  Ensures documentation compliance for medical records maintained on unit.  Works with and through other departments to achieve quality patient care and appropriate support and interventions for concerned family members.

 

Position carries a Blood and Body Fluid Exposure Risk Level I, and reports to the Director of Nursing.