Work Hours:
PRN / Nights
You Will Be Responsible For:
· Assesses, develops, implements and evaluates a comprehensive plan of care through a multidisciplinary care team process in conjunction with the patient/family in internal and external settings.
· Comprehensively assess patients' goals as well as their biophysical, psychosocial, environmental and discharge planning needs by procuring services through hospital resources.
· Contacts other key members of the team as needed.
· Seeks peer consultation regarding cases that present problems/significant variances.
· Acts as a liaison to post-hospital care providers and community health resources.
· Manages each patient transition through the system and transfers accountability to the appropriate person/agency upon discharge from unit and/or from hospital.
· In group practice modality, consistently and constructively attends meetings of the practice group and participates in regular peer review.
· Recognizes and identifies life threatening situations, responding with immediate action according to protocol/policy with no unjustified documented variances.
· Utilizes management skills and positive leadership to promote continuity, supervise, evaluate and review patient care activities on the unit during assigned shift to ensure delivery of quality care and maintenance of standards of the nursing department.
· Monitors Electronic Medical Record for new physician orders and diagnostic results.
· Performs all duties relating to Real Time Scanning accurately and efficiently.
· Performs all other duties as assigned.