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The nurse coordinator uses the nursing process - systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgement and evaluation of patient response. The nurse coordinator's primary focus is on the patient and being their point of care for the specialty care that has been referred by their primary care provider. The nurse coordinator maintains a nursing triage line, secure messaging channel and email responses to veterans/staff within their specialty. Specialty nurse coordinator duties include but are not limited to: Provides case management of patient's specialty care from their first appointment to completion of specialty referral. Some specialties will follow for long periods of time for follow up (ortho - post op x-rays - 3/6/12 months, vascular implants/lung transplants are follo