Nurse Clinician

Independence Health System Careers • Butler, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible to facilitate an efficient, clinically effective interface between the patient, the medical staff, and the health care team to ensure quality, customer focused preadmission testing processes. Through utilizing a working knowledge of clinical diagnosis, procedure/setting appropriateness and treatment, the Nurse Clinician will provide for patient assessment, testing, education, and the development of a plan of care. The nurse will ensure adequate testing and appropriate patient follow up through collaboration with the medical staff. In addition, Case Management policies and procedures and reference guides are applied to provide maximum reimbursement to the facility through appropriate insurance coverage, authorizations and referrals. The Preadmission Nurse Clinician functions as a liaison between all members of the health care team internally and externally to ensure coordination of quality patient care.

Requirements

• Current PA RN license and Healthcare Provider CPR
• Three years recent clinical experience.
• Excellent communication skills and skills in customer service.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing
• Perioperative and managed care, Case Management, and/or Utilization Review experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide for patient assessment, testing, education, and the development of a plan of care.
• Ensure adequate testing and appropriate patient follow up through collaboration with the medical staff.
• Apply Case Management policies and procedures and reference guides to provide maximum reimbursement to the facility through appropriate insurance coverage, authorizations and referrals.
• Function as a liaison between all members of the health care team internally and externally to ensure coordination of quality patient care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree