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Job Description
Job Id:
1317
# of Openings:
1
WE ARE INSIGHT:
At Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides PATIENT CARE SECOND TO NONE! If you would like to be a part of our future team, please apply now!
These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, following the mission, values, and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers, and guests.
GENERAL SUMMARY: Seeking a full-time candidate to work as a transferring registered nurse hospital wide. Responsibilities include transferring patients in and out using a step-by-step process. The candidate will be responsible for evaluating and screening admissions from a utilization review standpoint, as well as collecting data and documenting in real time. This will include direct communication between physicians, admitting, registration, and other transferring facilities and healthcare professionals.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Registered Nurse
- Transfer Center Experience (Preferred)
- Utilization Review Experience (Preferred)
- Full time 11am-7 pm
- Experience with Cerner (Preferred)
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Assesses, develops, facilitates, and monitors transfers into and out of the hospital through communication with all parties involved.
- Communicates effectively and routinely with the physicians, admitting, medical staff, nursing staff, and any other third party.
- Assist in facilitating patients with transportation via ambulance out of the facility.
- Ability to decipher whether a patient meets criteria from a utilization review standpoint.
- Knowledgeable of criteria for Medicare, Medicaid, HMO and private insurance coverage.
- Document discharge planning as an ongoing review.
- Educates physicians and staff regarding appropriate level of care/utilization issues.
- Responsible for evaluating and screening potential admissions to the facility when appropriate.
- Ensuring clinical profiles are sent to the payers in a timely manner.
- Identifies issues that may delay patients transfer and facilitates timely resolution of these issues and communicates the reasoning for the delay.
- Follows through with finalizing all aspects of the transfer process including facilitating hand-off communication between sending and receiving patients.
- Maintains timely and up to date documentation within Cerner. Ability to collect data and document in real time within Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet.
- Uses appropriate channels of communication when initiating a change, reporting information, or addressing a concern.
- Hospital and skilled nursing facility outreach.
- Ability to be resourceful and self-sufficient.
- Any other job duties, as assigned.
Benefits:
- Paid Sick Time - effective 90 days after employment
- Paid Vacation Time - effective 90 days after employment
- Health, vision & dental benefits - eligible at 30 days, following the 1st of the following month
- Short and long-term disability and basic life insurance - after 30 days of employment
Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!
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