Registered Nurse Care Coordinator (RNCC) - Ehlers Danlos Center

UVA Health is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse Care Coordinator to help advance one of UVA's newest and most rapidly growing specialty programs: the Ehlers-Danlos Center. This is a rare opportunity to help shape a developing multidisciplinary clinic designed for patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, related hypermobility disorders, vascular EDS, and complex multisystem chronic conditions.

This RNCC role is central to how patients'' access, navigate, and experience care. As the clinic continues to expand, the RN Care Coordinator will serve as a key connector across providers, specialties, patients, and families, helping ensure that each patient's journey from referral through follow-up is organized, responsive, and clinically informed.

The Role

The Registered Nurse Care Coordinator serves as the central clinical coordinator for a growing specialty clinic that supports adolescents and adults with complex, often lifelong conditions. This role requires strong assessment skills, exceptional organization, and the ability to coordinate across multiple disciplines in a fast-moving ambulatory environment.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with no weekends, no holidays, and no call responsibilities. This position is currently on-site five days per week.

On an average day, you may be reviewing incoming referrals, gathering outside records, triaging patient calls, preparing the care team for upcoming visits, and helping patients and families understand the next steps in their care. You will work closely with attending physicians, nurse practitioners, an LPN, access team members, a registered dietitian, behavioral health specialist, genetic counselor, and specialty partners across UVA Health.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing referral intake and care coordination from initial referral through ongoing follow-up.

• Reviewing incoming referrals and ensuring required documentation and outside medical records are available for provider review.

• Triaging patient calls and appointment requests using strong nursing judgment and patient assessment skills.

• Coordinating multidisciplinary care plans for patients who may need involvement from cardiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, behavioral health, nutrition, genetics, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, and other specialty services.

• Supporting clinic preparation by helping providers and ancillary teams stay informed, organized, and ready for complex visits.

• Responding to patient and family questions with clarity, compassion, and strong family-centered communication.

• Facilitating scheduling-related coordination and supporting provider workflows in a high-demand specialty clinic.

• Helping build future workflows and processes as the Ehlers-Danlos Center continues to grow.

This is an excellent fit for an RN who enjoys building new programs, thrives in a fast-growing clinical environment, and is comfortable partnering across multiple specialties. Pediatric nursing experience is strongly preferred, especially experience working with pediatric patients and families. Ambulatory nursing experience in genetics, rheumatology, neurology or complex care would be valuable to this role. Additionally, care coordination and Epic familiarity is preferred.

Why UVA Health

At UVA Health, you will join an integrated academic health system with a world-class academic medical center, a Level I trauma center, a Level IV NICU, Virginia's first NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and UVA Health Children's, recognized as the #1 pediatric hospital in Virginia.

This role is especially compelling because it is tied to a new and expanding specialty center with significant patient needs and long-term growth potential. The Ehlers-Danlos Center officially opened in December and continues to expand rapidly. The clinic is building a comprehensive, integrated model of care designed to bring specialists together in a coordinated way for patients with EDS and related hypermobility disorders.

Why this opportunity stands out:

• Help build one of UVA's newest specialty clinics from the ground floor.

• Play a key role in a multidisciplinary care model that connects patients with multiple specialty services across UVA.

• Work with nationally recognized expertise in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, with the center led by Dr. Dacre Knight, who joined UVA from Mayo Clinic Florida.

• Collaborate with a broad specialty team including physicians, nurse practitioners, behavioral health, nutrition, genetics, rehabilitation, cardiology, and other clinical partners.

• Contribute to innovation in patient care, including new nurse-led group visit models designed to improve patient access, education, and engagement.

• Make meaningful patient impact by helping patients with complex, multisystem conditions access specialized resources and improve quality of life.

• Join a growing program that is expanding providers, services, staffing, and program offerings to meet exceptionally high patient demand.

• Benefit from a stable outpatient schedule with no call, no weekends, and no holidays.

Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

This is more than a care coordination position. It is an opportunity to help define how a new specialty center delivers care, improves access, and supports patients who often need thoughtful, coordinated, whole-person clinical navigation.

Why People Love Living in Charlottesville

Charlottesville offers a distinctive balance of professional opportunity and quality of life, making it an ideal place for healthcare professionals and families to thrive. Home to the University of Virginia and surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the area offers access to hiking, wineries, local restaurants, arts, music, history, and a strong sense of community. With the energy of an academic town, the beauty of Central Virginia, and a pace of life that supports both career growth and personal well-being, Charlottesville provides a rewarding place to live, work, and build a meaningful future.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.

Experience: 1 year of registered nursing experience required, 3 years of related and relevant registered nursing experience strongly preferred.

Specialty Board Certification strongly preferred

License/Certification: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification is required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently traveling, and bending/stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull 20 - 50lbs. May be exposed to chemicals, blood/body fluids, and infectious diseases.

The pay range for this role is $85,820.80 - $113,401.60 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate''s qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings

• Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Certification and education support

• Generous Paid Time Off

UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center. 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as "High Performing" in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures. We are one of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers. UVA Health Children's is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report as the best children''s hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation. Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA's commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.