Per Diem RN - Infusion - MGH

apartment Mass General Brigham location_onDanvers, MA 01923, US

Site: The General Hospital Corporation

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Per Diem Ambulatory Infusion RN for Danvers
• Monday thru Friday
• No weekend or night shifts
• No on-call requirement
• Oncology or infusion experience preferred

Job Summary

Summary
Accountable for interpreting the plan of medical care, assessment of patients' clinical decision-making regarding nursing care, assuring nursing care is provided in a safe and competent manner, providing individualized nursing care, and evaluating nursing care for groups of patients.

Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

Essential Functions
-Maintain accurate, detailed reports, and records.
-Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
-Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
-Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
-Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
-Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.

Qualifications

Education
Associate's Degree Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials
Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required

Experience
Clinical nursing experience 0-1 year required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Familiarity with the principles and skills needed for practical nursing to provide patient care and treatment.
- Knowledgeable of the care required by respective age groups for which care is being provided.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to accurately screen and triage acute patients.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Remote Type

Onsite

Work Location

102 Endicott Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Employee Type

Per Diem

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$41.72 - $105.65/Hourly

Grade

GHCARN055

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EEO Statement:

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The RN Case manager must send a concern in a timely fashion to facilitate the patient being put into the correct patient status and to provide timely notification. 3 - Participates in case finding and pre-admission evaluation screening to assure reimbursement. a - Identifies potential transition planning problems in a timely manner to set up services required. b - Works with attending physician to move patient through the SSH&EC system and set up appropriate services or referrals; e.g., SNF/VNA/Home Pharmacy c - Identifies need for new resources if gaps exist in service continuum, and initiates creative care delivery options. 4 - The RN Case Manager is responsible for assessing patient acute level of care needs and works to implement and coordinate interventions aimed at facilitating a safe and timely discharge plan to the appropriate sub-acute settings in collaboration with the Case Manager Specialist. a - With the Case Manager, work to identify, and prioritize workflow through identification of patient specific, department needs and or unit based needs. b - Executes and implements a safe and effective discharge plan based on the case management assessment in accordance with the Conditions of Participation. c - Makes and documents appropriate changes to discharge plan when necessary. d - Proactively uncovers barriers to early/timely discharge and overcomes them. e - Facilitates and coordinates patient care rounds. f - Conducts necessary conferences and team meetings regarding specific patient needs. g - Implements interventions that lead to patient accomplishing goals established in Plan. h - Coordinates the necessary resources to accomplish goals developed in Plan. i - Proactively affects system to facilitate efficient flow of care, anticipates discharge process. j - Gathers information from multidisciplinary team and monitors appropriate discharge plan. 5 - Continued. a - Uses and Updates the interdisciplinary patient White Board for communication enhancement; including RN Case Manager name, time/date/plan for discharge. b - Issues the Medicare Important Message (IM). c - Proper use of the Medical Necessity form for post discharge transportation. d - Use of technical tools, i.e., eDischarge, EHR, Interqual, MCCM e - Identifies and / or facilitates establishment of a patient’s Health Care Proxy.p) f - Identifies patient Care Plan Partner. g - Fosters patient and family awareness of Patient Portal. 6 - Ensure that patient has received all information related to choice of follow-up care facilities according to patient and family preference and any ACO preferred contracted providers. a - Ensure that, at minimum, 3 referrals are processed for continuum of care providers b - Document choices provided, with special consideration of ACO relationships and preferences; and selections made by patient and/or family in medical record. c - Expedite and process referrals, in a timely manner to department standards, including requesting and tracking screenings and acceptances of patients by care providers, expediting responses from provider facility personnel as necessary. d - Document response by providers. e - Delivers the Medicare Important Message (IM) per department protocol. f - Have patient, family/healthcare Proxy sign discharge plan. 7 - Interacts, communicates, and intervenes with multi-disciplinary healthcare team in a purposeful, goal-directed fashion. Works pro-actively and utilizes critical thinking skills to maximize the effectiveness of resource utilization. Anticipates, initiates, and facilitates problem resolution around issues of resource use and continued hospitalization, discharge planning. a - Establishes a means of communicating and collaborating with physicians, other team members, the patient’s payers, and administrators. b - Explores strategies to reduce length of stay and resource consumption within the care managed patient populations, implements them and documents the results. c - Communicates to appropriate members of healthcare team patients at risk of losing insurance coverage via termination of benefits, facilitates discharge plan d - Maintains a pro-active role to ensure appropriate documentation concurrently to minimize inefficient resource utilization and prevent loss of reimbursement e - Reviews physician documentation and follows procedures to seek clarification where indicated of that documentation relative to diagnosis and comment on the patient’s clinical state. f - Coordinate and participate in daily multidisciplinary patient care rounds. g - Uses the SBAR method to communicate with MD, and peers h - Acts as a clinical resource to support the Case Manager Specialist in resource utilization and discharge planning the more clinically complex or long length of stay patient. 8 - Establishes and maintains effective communication with all referral sources, insurers, vendors and patient supplier systems. 9 - Maintains consistently a professional commitment to institutions and department’s goals and objectives. Demonstrates flexibility to the department’s needs in relation to floor and work schedule, and any other internal and external demands on the department. Continually shows commitment to the Department by extending self when need arises. 10 - Maintains an updated knowledge base of and references resources outlining provider benefits for care choices, including public, private, and governmental payers and established / preferred ACO relations a - Maintains a working knowledge of the requirements of the payers most frequently seen with the patient population. b - Maintains a working knowledge of the resources available in the community for patients/families. c - Maintains current nursing licensure CEU credits, case management certification CEU's. 11 - Is responsible for department operational excellence, regarding safe and effective discharge planning; assures department delivers quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures and professional standards. a - Manages all activities so that quality services are provided in an efficient and effective manner. b - Services provided meet all applicable regulatory requirements c - Participates in departmental and organizational Quality Improvement initiatives involving the Lean principles and TIM WOODS. d - Maintains departmental productivity measurements. e - Has an awareness of departmental productivity measurements including LOS and utilization f - Follows department policies, procedures, and standards of care that support operational excellence and productivity measurements 12 - Attains all agreed to goals and objectives within specified time frames, as part of the organization’s overall mission. 13 - Technology – Embraces technological solutions to work processes and practices. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Cont.) 1 - Technology and Learning a - Participates in continued learning and possess a willingness and ability to learn and utilize new technology and procedures that continue to develop in their role and throughout the organization. b - Embraces technological advances that allow us to communicate information effectively and efficiently based on role. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Indicate the appropriate physical requirements of this job in the course of a shift. Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. General Activity - Frequent Standing/Walking Required, No Driving Motion - Frequent Activity Required-pushing, pulling, lifting, bending Motor Skills - Use of hands required, Use of feet required Weight/Force - Light lifting required (