Nemours is seeking a Cardiac Care Coordinator, FULL-TIME, to join our team in Orlando, Florida. 

This position is responsible for: The Cardiac Center High Risk Clinic Nurse Coordinator is responsible for specialized nursing practice related to care of patients with complex congenital heart disease followed by the High-Risk Cardiac Clinic and would provide direct and indirect patient care in collaboration with the medical and nursing staff for patients and families followed by the High-Risk team including services in the inpatient and outpatient care setting.

• Acts as the liaison between patients, their families and members of the health care team.
• Participates in inpatient rounds when appropriate and weekly team conferences to anticipate care needs for patients currently or soon to be admitted.
• Responsible for coordination of discharge follow up and home surveillance of complex cardiac patients in collaboration with the patients’ physicians and APRN/PAs.
• Plays a lead role in teaching parents and other care givers how to use the Nemours Cardiac App and monitor the daily data transmitted to the Cardiac Dashboard.
• Identifies patient/family need for further resources and initiates appropriate teaching and/or referrals.
• Collaborates with the Cardiac Center’s Social Worker on patient discharge planning and ongoing outpatient needs.
• Assists Nutritionist in addressing patients’ and families’ needs while in the hospital and post-discharge. Identifies any nutritionary issues, such as non-compliance with recommended nutrition guidelines and communicates issues to the Clinical Nutritionist and the patients’ physician and providers.
• Assists Clinical Psychologist in addressing patients’ and families’ needs while in the hospital and post-discharge.
• Coordinates clinic visits and pre-operative studies for patients scheduled for cardiac procedures/surgery in collaboration with other members of the Cardiac Center staff, including physicians, APRN/PAs, nurses and support staff.
• In collaboration with patients’ physicians and other providers, explains treatment regime to patients/families, i.e., pre- dure instructions and admission process.
• Participates in research protocols and data collection in support of clinical cardiology and cardiothoracic research including data collection and input for the NPC-QIC collaborative.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required.
• State of FL RN License required. 
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required upon hire. 
• Minimum 2 years of Pediatric Nursing experience required.
• Cardiac experience preferred.

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Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

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