Full time
Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Address:
2300 KURT ST
City:
EUSTIS
State:
Florida
Postal Code:
32726
Job Description:
- Assesses patients' and families' wholistically for discharge planning needs in the inpatient, observation and/or emergency departments, including prior functioning, support systems, financial, and psychosocial in a timely fashion to avoid delays in discharge planning.
- Reviews the medical record, including medications, history and physical, labs, and progress notes and incorporates the clinical, social, and financial factors into the transition of care plan.
- Develops discharge plans with appropriate contingency plans throughout the hospital stay to ensure timely care coordination and progression of care, making arrangements for post-acute care services and facilities as well as community care for social needs.
- Leverages technology and follows standard work and best practices to communicate with post-acute care services and facilities to ensure patient care information is communicated for continuity of care, medical records are complete, and discharge reconciliation is accurate.
- Actively participates in multi-disciplinary rounds to review changes in patient status, progression and level of care, and discharge plans for all assigned patients to identify resources necessary at discharge and ensure a timely transition, escalating care delays to leadership as appropriate.
- Communicates with and educates patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs while advocating for patient and family empowerment in making health care decisions and accessing needed services.
- Assesses readmitted patients for the patient's and family's perceived reasons for the readmission.
- Organizes and facilitates patient and family care conferences with the multidisciplinary team.
- Documents discharge planning evaluation, ongoing assessment, discharge plans, MDRs, barriers to progression of care, avoidable days, and patient and family needs according to standard work.
- Provides patient and family advocacy, and support patient's choice and patient rights during hospitalization.
- Communicates with Payors patient's needs for authorization for post-acute care as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- N/A
Education:
- Associate's of Nursing [Required]
- Bachelor's of Nursing [Preferred]
Field of Study:
- N/A
Work Experience:
- 1+ year of nursing experience [Required]
Additional Information:
- N/A
Licenses and Certifications:
- Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]
- Basic Life Support (BLS) [Preferred]
- Driver's License (DL) [Required]
Physical Requirements:
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- Physical Requirements - https://tinyurl.com/msy4mja2
Pay Range:
$68,132.50 - $119,520.35
Professional Field
Nursing
Other Behavioral, Mental, or Healthcare FieldPatient Focus
Diagnoses
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Issues
Medication Management
Therapeutic Approach
Methodologies
Pharmacotherapy
Modalities
Families
Practice Specifics
Populations
Victims of Crime/Abuse (VOC/VOA)
Racial Justice Allied
Settings
In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home






