Registered Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two (2) years and obtain a BSN Degree within five (5) years of job entry date.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates patient management throughout hospitalization.
• Performs concurrent utilization management using evidence based medical necessity criteria.
• Submits data to management regarding case management and/or quality initiatives.
• Serves as an in-patient liaison - planning, assessing, implementing and evaluating patient in collaboration with the health care team.
• Conducts chart review for appropriateness of admission and continued length of stay; Facilitates throughput.
• Conducts clinical reviews and interacts with third party payers to obtain approval of hospital days, pre-certification and post-discharge eligibility in relation to clinical course.
• Ensures compliance with current state, federal, and third party payer regulations.
• Documents the case management process in the medical record; completes and documents a care coordination assessment on the patient.
• Serves as a liaison to patient, family, admitting, primary care physician, health care team, and hospital departments.
• Completes applicable areas of the patients discharge instruction sheet and the patient transfer sheet; ensures case management documentation is current and accurate.
• Performs related duties as required.