RN Registered Nurse - Observation Unit

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RN Registered Nurse - Admissions / Transfers Observation Unit - Full-Time, Night - Ascension Via Christi Hospital St Francis - Wichita, KS

Why Join Ascension?

Ascension Via Christi has a rich history of serving the people of Kansas and the surrounding region, which dates back more than 125 years to the healing ministries of our founding congregations. Today, our integrated health system – with hospitals, physician clinics, therapy centers and other health services – is the largest healthcare provider in Kansas.

Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2019, Ascension provided $2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs.

Ascension includes more than 150,000 associates and 40,000 aligned providers. The national health system operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 150 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 20 states and the District of Columbia, while providing a variety of services including clinical and network services, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization.
 

What You Will Do

As an Associate with Ascension Via Christi Health, you will have the opportunity to coordinate and facilitate patient admissions or transfers according to patient acuity, bed availability, and required services.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the nursing staff and multidisciplinary team members to place patient in appropriate level of care to achieve desired outcomes. Coordinates as liaison between physician requestors for consultants and specialty consultants.


• 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.


• Maintains documentation of communications with physician/service referrals for legal, medical, statistical, and process improvement purposes.


• Follows up with referring entities for ease of access, marketing, evaluation and quality improvement.


• Coordinates education and development of internal staff and external departments to ensure understanding of intake review and approval process.

What You Will Need

Licenses/Certifications/Registration:

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  Required Credential(s):
  
  
  • BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date. 
  
  
  • Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Kansas Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. 
  
  
  
  

Education:

• Diploma 
  • Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required.
  
  

Work Experience:

• None required.

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