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Patient Care Facilitator Job Description
Baptist Hospital of Miami’s job description for the new nurse role of PCF.

Available Resources

The Quest for New Innovative Care Delivery Models
Kimball, B. et al.  Journal of Nursing Administration.  September 2007.  392-398.

An  Aging Population with Chronic Disease Compels New Delivery Systems Focused on new Structures and Practices
Shinkus Clark, J. “An  Aging Population with Chronic Disease Compels New Delivery Systems Focused on new Structures and Practices” Nursing Administration Quarterly, Volume 28 Number 2, pp.105-115.

Caring In Action: The Patient Care Facilitator Role
Brown, C. et al., “Caring In Action: The Patient Care Facilitator Role” International Journal of Human Caring, Volume 9 Number 3, pp.51-58.

For More Information

For any questions not answered by materials provided within this profile, please contact Terry Geranazzo at Terryge@baptisthealth.net.

The PCF manages patient care needs, serves as a primary contact for physicians and other care providers, and mentors other nurses and allied health workers.

Target

General inpatient population.

Organizational

Baptist Hospital of Miami is a 577-bed, not-for-profit acute care hospital that is part of Baptist Health South Florida, a health system with five hospitals.  Baptist Hospital is located in an urban market.

Intended

Acute care hospital.

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