Overview:
$5,000 Sign-On bonus for external candidates
The Hospitalist Nurse is a registered nurse who collaborates with the hospital care team and floor staff to coordinate and manage the process of patient care from the point of admission through discharge and hand-off to their primary care provider.
Responsibilities:
Patient Care
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Requires bedside marketing to educate patients & their families on what the role of the Hospitalist Program is. At the same time, verifies primary care provider and determines any barriers to discharge & set expectations for hospital stay.
- Actively participates in morning report/hand-off and can serve in the role of census coordinator.
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Collaborates with hospital care team to ensure that all current labs, test results, consults, orders, etc. are carried out in a timely fashion.
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Initiates proactive planning and coordination of the patient’s plan for the day and plan for the stay with the rest of the team.
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Participates actively in quality improvement initiatives; reviews core measure indicators and ensures that the team goals are being met.
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Assess with patients & their family members that their needs are being met & collaborates to set up follow-up needs upon discharge
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Obtain medical records & assists with medication reconciliation.
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Required to occasionally set-up care team meetings with both physicians and families about ongoing hospital care, safe discharge plan & disposition
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Serve as continuity for patients during physician hand-offs
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Collaborates with physician and care coordinators regarding care delays
Care Coordination
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Resolves post-discharge issues needing follow-up & provide post-discharge homecoming calls to follow-up with high-risk patients.
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Educates patients at the bedside and over the phone; needs to recognize limits of when to collaborate with a physician regarding the patients care either in the hospital or during a homecoming call.
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Fill out documents for both patients and family as needed regarding hospital stay.
- F/u on lab and other pending items post discharge.
- Coordinate care with patient until patient has been seen by established or new pcp provider.
Qualifications:
Education: Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nurses.
Experience: 3-5 years of nursing experience preferred.
License(s)/Certification(s): Current license to practice nursing in the State of Iowa/Illinois for Registered Nurse. BLS certification.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
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Ability to use the computer effectively in order to navigate several electronic programs related to patient care.
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Strong interpersonal skills.
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Ability to work as a team member.
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Ability to understand and apply guidelines, policies and procedures.
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Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Other: Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
Lifting Requirements: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
