Rn Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited School of Nursing- Required
• If hired after December 31, 2018: BSN- Required
• Active, unrestricted, Arizona RN License or valid, participating compact license- Required
• BLS (American Heart Association)- Required upon hire
• Acute care experience- Preferred
• 2 years of Case management experience- Preferred
• Colleagues must have an understanding of computers, and competence in using computers and basic software programs.

Nice To Haves

• Continuing education expected

Responsibilities

• Establishes rapport with patients, family members and other professionals as the initial step toward partnership in the plan of care development.
• Provides leadership in the multi-disciplinary team within Community Care Management.
• Provides referrals to other team members as appropriate.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with staff, other departments, system administration/leadership, and community organizations to promote a positive image, heighten awareness and promote collaboration.
• Provides leadership for quality improvement efforts.
• Uses clinical knowledge in the patient and family assessment process.
• Conduct comprehensive individual and family assessments to identify and prioritize needs to be addressed.
• Provides emotional support to patients and family members.
• Stabilizes patients who are in crisis.
• Quickly establishes rapport with patients and families over the phone to promote quality assessment and education.
• Quickly solves problems using critical thinking skills, responds to phone emergencies and crisis situations in a timely and professional manner.
• Relates to and communicates over the phone with ill, disabled, culturally diverse, emotionally distressed patients of all ages and backgrounds.
• Conducts post visit calls for inpatient, observation, outpatient surgery and emergency department encounters.
• Evaluates post-discharge status, assess patient/family understanding of discharge instructions, review new medications and reinforce care transitions plan.
• Documents post discharge call results with pertinent information entered into the electronic health record.
• Supports patients and families as they transition through the continuum of care.
• Assists with the mitigation of risk for readmission when patients have multiple and complex needs.
• Accurately prepares documentation utilizing the electronic medical record.
• Communicates and documents assessment and ongoing needs.
• Connect patients and family members with community service providers and other community resources.
• Refers patients/families to community care network and community resources when issues arise and cannot be resolved quickly.
• Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.
• Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility.
• If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
• Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.
• Involves law enforcement, Department of Children's Services or Adult Protective Services as appropriate to assist in addressing patient safety issues.
• Collaborates with Compliance department when appropriate.