RN-Bed Management

Company: SSM Health
Location: Oklahoma City
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

Coordinates and facilitates patient admission according to patient acuity, bed availability, and required services.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with the nursing staff and multidisciplinary team members to place patient in appropriate level of care to achieve desired outcomes.
• Initiates care management process including pre-registration and insurance verification.
• Stays informed of changes in managed care and communicates procedural and financial impact to admitting physicians during the reservation/scheduling process.
• Reviews medical reports from referring hospitals or physician offices and relays information to nursing unit. Develops relationships with referral sources and admission decision makers.
• Coordinates education and development of internal staff and external departments to ensure understanding of intake review and approval process.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION
  • Graduate of accredited school of nursingEXPERIENCE
    • One year registered nurse experience in telemetry or acute carePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
      • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
      • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
      • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
      • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
      • Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
      • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
      • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
      • Rare climbing.Required
        Preferred

        Job Industries

        • Customer Service

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