RN, Care Coordinator – Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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RN care coordinator supporting chronic-disease management at University of Mississippi Medical Center. Educating patients, coordinating care, and optimizing clinical programs within plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Posted 8/10/2026full-timeJackson • Mississippi • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in chronic disease management, patient education, and care management strategies while effectively utilizing evidence-based clinical guidelines. Proficient in delivering competency-based education and maintaining care management databases to optimize patient outcomes.

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Licensed RNChronic Disease ManagementCare ManagementPatient EducationUtilization Review

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Hard Skills

Clinical NursingEvidence-Based Clinical GuidelinesBehavior-Change Goal SettingCare Management DatabasesCost and Quality Analysis

Soft Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsDecision-MakingProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

Personal ComputersSoftware Applications

Certifications & Qualifications

Valid RN License

Industry Keywords

Patient MonitoringMotivational Change ModalitiesPreventive Health MeasuresRestorative Care PrinciplesCustomer Service

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support disease management through proactive patient monitoring, assessment, education, and follow-up
Empower patients and families in self-care practices and motivational and behavioral change modalities
Provide competency-based education to patients, staff, and providers
Maintain care management databases
Provide education and preventive health measures and help patients with chronic disease or conditions set behavior-change goals
Participate in controlling cost-effective services through appropriate staffing, equipment, supplies, and patient-care management
Incorporate restorative-care principles into daily direct care
Evaluate, develop, and implement clinical program components to optimize patient-care strategies and goals
Conduct interviews and assessments and use information from residents/families to plan, implement, and evaluate care
Provide timely internal and external customer service professionally and respectfully

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be licensed as an RN for two (2) years
Valid RN license
RN experience in clinical nursing with chronic disease, utilization review, and/or quality management preferred
Knowledge of evidence-based clinical guidelines across a wide variety of conditions and age groups
Knowledge of care management and resource/utilization management
Skill in using personal computers and related software applications
Ability to manage multiple priorities under time constraints
Ability to analyze and solve problems
Understanding of cost and quality issues
Verbal and written communication skills
Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies
Decision-making skills
Ability to occasionally travel to offsite locations
Ability to meet physical demands including occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, frequent standing, sitting, reaching, and walking

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal opportunity and nondiscrimination commitments
Reasonable modifications for qualified individuals with disabilities
Auxiliary aids and services, including qualified sign language interpreters and information in braille and large print
Language assistance services for individuals with limited English proficiency
Complaint and accommodation support through the Office of Employee Relations