Registered Nurse - Surgery Scheduler - Full Time - Days

Best Care•Omaha, NE

20h•Onsite

About The Position

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) license, valid compact multistate license to work, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
Minimum of three to five years medical/surgical experience to include extensive knowledge of hospital/health operations and general background in all areas of nursing practice.
Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and interact with patients, family members, hospital personnel, and co-workers.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments.
Ability to learn, retain, and utilize computer skills that are required for department and hospital information system.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing preferred.
Utilization Management experience preferred.
Core certification related to area of specialty from National Certification Corporation (NCC) within 1 year of eligibility preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides appropriate care specific to the age and population of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.
Serves as liaison between physicians, physician's office staff, and hospital by coordinating surgical services scheduling for patient/customer satisfaction.
Is familiar with scheduling software and performs skills competently and independently.
Implements interventions that are consistent with the established plan of care in a safe and appropriate manner.
Evaluates patient care to determine response to care/interventions for optimal patient outcome.
Performs technical skills competently and independently to assure patient safety (autonomy).
Maintains a professional behavior in attitude, demeanor, interactions to achieve organization's mission.
Initiates action to correct, prevent, and/or minimize risk(s) to the patient, family or hospital employees (e.g., falls, needle sticks, patient concerns).
Reviews, delegates and evaluates plans for appropriate utilization of staff at all levels of practice in accordance with the provision of the state's Nurse Practice Act and the Professional Standards of Practice.
Facilitates access to Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital services including program referrals and information by use of a computer based scheduling system or telephonic communication to meet the customer's needs.
Performs multi-resource appointment scheduling for outpatient diagnostic services utilizing the computer based scheduling system to meet customer satisfaction.
Collaborates with physician office staff and diagnostic departments to determine appropriate indications, patient instructions, and education are given for proper patient preparation and understanding of scheduled test/procedure by using clear communication skills.
Contacts patients and/and or physician office staff to rebook patients that need rescheduling to facilitate patient care.
Serves as a liaison between physicians, physician's office staff and the hospital by coordinating resource appointment scheduling for patient satisfaction.