Admissions Registered Nurse

Halifax Health•Daytona Beach, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Admissions Registered Nurse is primarily responsible for completing the RN admission process for patients being admitted through the Emergency Department. This includes comprehensive assessments, medical history collection, medication reconciliation, full-body skin screenings, Braden risk assessments, imaging of skin disruptions, and initiating pressure injury protocols as needed. Beyond direct patient care, this position involves engaging in collaborative relationships, applying leadership principles, and ensuring professional growth and accountability. The role requires providing accountable nursing care based on American Nursing Association standards and the Florida Nurse Practice Act, utilizing the nursing process for data collection and diagnosis. Additionally, this nurse will oversee the day-to-day operations and management of the Intake or Admissions department, which includes providing direction, coordinating staffing and scheduling for 7-day coverage, reviewing medical records for eligibility, managing referrals, and collaborating on readmissions. The position also entails financial adherence to the department's budget, monitoring human resource allocation to avoid overtime, and maintaining adequate resources. Compliance and quality assurance are key, ensuring departmental activities meet state and federal regulations, modeling ethical standards, and educating staff on policies. Human Resources duties include implementing HR policies, interviewing and hiring new employees, ensuring staff orientation and ongoing education, recognizing staff, and providing corrective actions.

Requirements

Currently licensed as a RN in the State of Florida
Bachelor degree/diploma/associate degree from an accredited School of Nursing
2-5 years of floor nurse experience including hands-on admissions workups
Certifications as required by individual unit/area
Professionalism in interpersonal communication skills with patients, patient families, colleagues, physicians and ancillary department personnel
Personal professional development, accountability, organization and leadership in the performance of professional nursing practice
Must be customer-service oriented and able to effectively communicate and build relationships with co-workers and key stakeholders at all levels in the organization
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, to assist in providing exceptional care for our patients and their families

Responsibilities

Completing the RN admission process for patients being admitted through the ED
Admission assessments & screenings
Medical history collection
Medication reconciliation
Complete full-body skin screening
Braden risk assessment
Imaging of any identified skin disruption
Initiation of pressure injury protocol, as appropriate
Engage in collaborative relationships with peers and other professional disciplines
Apply principles of leadership and assume responsibility for professional growth and accountability
Provide responsible and accountable nursing care based on established clinical nursing practice standards subscribed to by the American Nursing Association and in accordance with the Florida Nurse Practice Act
Be responsible for the delivery of care utilizing the nursing process of assessing, collecting and documenting data in order to identify nursing diagnoses
Provide safe working environment and promote positive relationships through regular communication and collaboration at all levels in the organization
Provide constructive feedback that fosters success of team and individual team members
Acknowledge hospice as an affiliate of Halifax Health, a system in which we collaborate, share resources and work interdependently for the common good of the community we serve
Responsible for formulation and updating of department policies and procedures and development of standards, in-services or other educational materials for the patient or department
Supervise, evaluate, and provide ongoing education through field visits, documentation review, and annual performance review
Support and maintain organizational standards set for department
Successfully conduct day to day operations and management of Intake or admissions department
Provide direction in prioritizing tasks, reporting results to senior leadership
Coordinate staffing and scheduling personnel to meet patient needs
Review medical records to determine if patient meets eligibility guidelines
Ensure referrals are seen within organizational standard requirements
Manage all pending and cancelled referrals
Review and collaborate with field team leadership on discharged patients who are eligible for readmission
Ensure referral to admission process is smooth and referrals are scheduled same day
Meet productivity goals and standards
Strategize with staff on difficult barriers to admission of referrals of medically eligible patients
Schedule and assign appropriate staff to assure patient needs are met and team success 7 days per week
Ensure data collection to track department goals are met and successfully implement improvements as needed
Adhere to department’s budget
Monitor human resource allocation to ensure that department is within FTE allocations and eliminate overtime
Maintain adequate resources for departmental operations
Ensure departmental activities meet compliance with all state and federal regulations
Model high ethical standards, advocating against fraud and abuse
Provide education to staff related to compliance with policies, procedures and standards
Be knowledgeable in implementation of system Human Resources policies and procedures
Interview and hire qualified new employees
Ensure adequate staff orientation, supervision and ongoing education
Allow for staff recognition
Provide corrective actions and educational plans to maintain set standards
Proficient in use of information technology systems
Public speaking as assigned