RN - Clinical Documentation Specialist
IA
Full-Time Regular
EB-7620052565
RN - Clinical Documentation Specialist
Job Description
Overview
RN Clinical Admission Specialist
24 or 36 hours/week. 12 hour shifts
Part-time or Full-time; Benefits
o Facilitates bed assignments for scheduled patients, direct admissions, patients being admitted from ER, surgery and all ancillary departments including outpatient observation/outpatients. o Collaborate with physicians, nursing, and other hospital staff to assure that resources/beds are available, and the patients are placed in the appropriate room accommodation for care needs o Meets established metric’s achieve throughput and monitors progress related to placement and scheduling. o Responsible for identifying and escalating bedding issues promptly and appropriately to leadership when established time metrics are exceeded. o Meets established metrics to ensure all rooms are cleaned in a timely manner and notifies EVS by changing the bed status on all Stat and Next cleans. o Meets with director to review metrics monthly. o Collects data for process improvement purposes as requested by leadership
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o Obtains information intake from physician offices and facilitates clinical handover as requested on all direct admissions o Obtains information intake and facilitates recorded telephone communication between sending and receiving physicians and other facility staff on all transfers from outside facilities. o Maintains current knowledge of and monitors facility compliance with EMTALA guidelines on each applicable transfer, completes documentation per hospital guidelines. o Performs admission Utilization review on all direct admissions & transfers to support appropriateness of admission. Communicates findings to receiving/admitting physician for use in decision-making as needed. o Responsible for identifying and escalating direct admission or transfer issues promptly and appropriately to leadership o Partners with nursing, case management and/or social workers to facilitate smooth out bound transfers to other hospitals, this includes the Emergency Department transfers. Phase 2 will be outbound discharges to long term care facilities. o Identifies data for process improvement purposes. o Facilitates recorded three-way calls between referring provider and receiving provider. Provides an assigned bed upon request of transfer prior to provider-to-provider call. o Facilitates and records the nurse-to-nurse report from sending to receiving hospital unit. o Clinical admission specialist ensures that requested bed placement is appropriate as identified by the provider-to-provider discussion, and that patient needs can be met. o Assumes principal responsibility for the coordination of acceptance, admission and transfer, and necessary communication between the referring physician, attending physician and clinical staff o Ensures the admission requirement form is completed and in the record within 24 hours of admission. o Works with the sending facility to arrange mode of transportation needed: ground, air stat or routine.
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Qualifications
Minimum Requirements Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position. |
Preferred or Specialized Not required to perform the essential functions of the position. |
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Education:
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Associates Degree or diploma in nursing |
Bachelor's Degree preferred |
Experience: |
3-5 years nursing experience |
2-3 years of experience in/with continuous clinical experience in a critical/acute care setting. Preferred |
License(s)/Certification(s): |
Registered Nurse- Licensed and registered in the state of Illinois |
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Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: |
Ø Professional Communication – written & verbal Ø Customer/patient focused Ø Self-motivated Ø Managing priorities/deadlines Ø Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities or needs Ø Planning and organizing skills Ø MS Office proficiency (Outlook, Word) Ø Ability to give work direction to non-clinical staff |
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Other:
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Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position. |