Admissions Registered Nurse

Northwell Career Site • Chappaqua, NY

11d

About The Position

Facilitates patient admission, discharge, intra-hospital and inter-facility transfer processes through clinical triage. Utilizes the electronic bed board to assign patients beds to the appropriate clinical unit.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required.
• Current License to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing, highly preferred.
• Experience with preadmissions screening, preferred.
• Working knowledge of insurance and preauthorization, preferred.
• Working knowledge of acute rehabilitation regulations, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prioritizes and assigns beds based on appropriate level of care and patient aggregation from the Emergency Department, Perioperative Services, MD offices and patient transfers from other hospital.
• Helps facilitate patient transfer to inpatient bed and ensures hand off communication to accepting nurse.
• Promotes optimum utilization of hospital beds by conducting rounds and communicating with admitting staff, Emergency Department and patient care units regarding bed availability, current census and admission needs.
• Addresses and resolves issues arising from increased census and decreased bed availability.
• Promotes patient, family and physician satisfaction regarding bed assignments.
• Intervenes in conflicts as needed.
• Liaises with Case Management to facilitate patient discharge, inter-facility and intra-hospital transfer process.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees