Acute Care RN Manager (Hospital)

Trinity Health•Ft. Lauderdale, FL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Acute Care RN Manager coordinates and manages patient care to help meet patients’ multiple needs, ensure handover and continuity of services, and reduce fragmentation of care. The role works collaboratively with interprofessional acute care, ambulatory, and post-acute care management teams to improve communication across the continuum of care. The manager supports appropriate clinical documentation and level-of-care decisions, consults with and educates medical staff, coordinates care transitions, and proactively addresses barriers to progress. The position also requires continued professional development and application of knowledge and skills to provide appropriate patient care.

Requirements

Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida.
BLS certification required.
Ability to analyze clinical, financial, and social situations; identify problems and alternative courses of action; and direct the healthcare team with urgency and drive.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
Three to five years of direct patient care or case management experience in a hospital of similar size and scope preferred.
ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

Participate in Performance Projects (A3) as determined by the Manager/Director.
Ensure appropriate clinical documentation to support level of care.
Analyze patients’ clinical status, treatment plans, and medical histories to identify potential gaps in physician documentation.
Identify the principal diagnosis, secondary conditions, comorbidities, complications, and procedures documented in the medical record.
Serve as a consultant and educator to medical staff regarding status, placement, payer requirements, and resource utilization.
Ensure appropriate sequencing of care and interventions for optimal results and smooth transitions through hospital care and the continuum.
Proactively identify and remove barriers that impede the progress of care.
Coordinate level-of-care appropriateness with admission-status determination.
Ensure clear admission orders and address cases that do not meet admission criteria.
Anticipate principal diagnoses and procedures.
Maintain and apply current knowledge of health care economics, trends, and reimbursement methodologies.
Recognize situations requiring immediate intervention.
Continue professional development and apply knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate care to each patient.