Per Diem Home Care Intake Nurse - Days Must have 1 year of RN Experience
About The Position
NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. Learn more about NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Per Diem Home Care Intake Nurse - Days Must have 1 year of RN Experience. In this role, the successful candidate Completes a comprehensive assessment of patients referred to the Agency forHome care services fromHospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehab facilities and from the community. Responsible for the planning to admit the patient to the Agency. Determines and ensures client eligibility and authorization to receive requested services and notifies all pertinent staff of approval or denial of requests.
Requirements
- Diploma OR Associates Degree Nursing.
- Current and Valid New York State Registered Professional Nurse license.
- 1 - 2 years Acute Care Facility or Home Health, Hospice and/or Long Term Home Health Program.
- Excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, customer service skills.
- Critical thinking skills.
- Working knowledge of computers.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree Nursing.
- Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
Responsibilities
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Establishes and completes a realistic assessment and discharge plan based on patientfamily needs and abilities.
- Takes responsibility for obtaining accurate, pertinent information from health care record (hospital, skilled nursing facilities, rehab facilities and primary physicians)patientcaregiver to create a smooth transition and individualized plan of care in home environment. Assesses for improved safety by ordering DME as needed, providing private hire lists for assistance in ADL functions and explains third party payor reimbursement for home health services.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to discuss issues impeding optimal functioning andor smooth transition to home. Liaison for clinicians with managed care organization to acquire authorization for services needed.
- Identifies and assesses for potential or actual safety riskshazardsbarriers that block ability for optimal functioning.
- Complete and provide accurate, complete and timely documentation reflecting intake coordination for patients referred to the Agency from hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehab facilities and the community based on Federal, Department of Health and The Joint Commission requirements. Ensures timely flow of information to optimize operations (for example: referrals, ordering equipment, interviews, etc.)
- Assists agency leadership in achieving corporate goals, improving quality of patient care outcomes and patient satisfaction. Participates in quality assessment and performance improvement initiatives.
- Demonstrates caring behaviors towards patients, caregivers, co-workers and other health care team members.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Industry
Hospitals
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
