Health Service Coordinator - (Miami-Dade County) -

External Job Description: RN/ Health Services Coordinator/Renal Case Manager ? Bilingual (English/Spanish) required RMS Disease Management, an affiliate of DaVita, Inc. and headquartered in Vernon Hills, IL is currently seeking a nephrology nurse to provide renal case management for our patients in Florida.
Minimum of 5 years experience in clinical nursing and three years in renal nursing.
Current RN license in Florida required and National Nephrology Nurse Certification preferred. Evidence of continuing education and CPR certification.
Professional demeanor, personal integrity, dependable and conscientious. Shows initiative and self-development focus. Courage and conviction to confront issues which do not support safe patient care.
Exceptional prioritization and time management skills. A team player.
Solid computer skills including strong data entry skills to input notes into computer system
Degree required; BS preferred.
Excellent teamwork, communication, and initiative
Able to work from home with approximately 60% travel (primarily same day, local area travel) to visit patients, attend physician visits, etc. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to -
Assist patients to achieve an optimal level of function by facilitating timely and appropriate health services. Identifies patient needs to include medical, social, emotion and financial concerns through medical record review, consultation with patient, family and health care team members. Enable patient to direct their care, self advocate, and make decisions whenever possible.
Apply nursing process (assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation) in managing caseload. Coordinate services to ESRD patients across the entire care continuum – including: physician office, emergency, outpatient dialysis, in patient acute/chronic, physician/provider/care team agencies and facilities, home care, ambulatory care, extended care facility, hospice.
Identify and redirect practice patterns to facilitate appropriate care and cost-effective outcomes. Establishes a mechanism for communicating with physician, provider and care team, and enters all notes/data into computer system for reporting purposes.
Functions autonomously and in collaboration with all members of the health care team to coordinate quality, cost effective care while minimizing fragmentation of the health care delivery system. The link between the patient, physician, provider and care terms, the community, and the Director of Health Service Coordination. RMS Disease Management provides better coordination of care for patients with chronic kidney disease. RMS has grown into the nation’s leading provider of kidney disease management services and guarantees managed care organizations both lower costs and improved clinical outcomes. As a division of DaVita, our goal to be the provider, partner and employer of choice is being sought after in a unique fashion as RMS DM offers the benefits of a large employer (DaVita), in a small company environment. Our parent company DaVita provides dialysis services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney failure, serving nearly 52,000 patients in 35 states and the District of Columbia from over 611 outpatient dialysis centers that we currently operate. DaVita also provides acute inpatient dialysis services in over 330 hospitals across the country. Though we're proud of this standing, we have set our sights on a higher goal. We want to be the greatest renal care company the world has ever seen. And we're accomplishing this through a shared commitment to our mission and values. We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. To be considered for this position, please apply on line through the Career Center at