REGISTERED NURSE - 8K SIGN-ON BONUS
Company: ECHN
Location: Hartford
Posted on: October 15, 2024
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Job Description:
NEW HIRE SIGN ON BONUS ELIGIBLE POSITION - $8K! POSITION
SUMMARY: Coordinate admissions and bed control activity. Reviews
incoming clinical information to help to properly direct potential
patients to correct unit and/or level of care. Directly responsible
for completing the nursing admission process; including admission
assessment, interview medication reconciliation and education.
Facilitates patient flow into the acute care areas from the
Emergency Department or from the Primary Care Physician. Assures
patient placement complies with epidemiology requirements.
Identifies appropriate bed location based on patient#s special
needs. Provides the prescribed medical treatment and personal care
services to patients in the care of ECHN. #
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: A current Registered Nurse license from
the State of Connecticut is required. Bachelor#s degree required.
Certification is highly desirable. # EXPERIENCE: Five (5) years of
RN experience is required.# Six (6) months at ECHN in the role of
an RN is highly preferred. Clinical and managerial competency must
be retained for area of assignment including Basic Cardiac Life
Support (BCLS) and De-escalation Training. # COMPETENCIES: Able to
communicate effectively in English # both verbally and in writing.
Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite, are
necessary. Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively
communicate with patients, families, and health care team members.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules,
operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.#
Ability to write routine reports and documentation in patient
charts. Demonstrates ability for independent problem solving.
Consistently displays a calm, organized approach to difficult
situations by using customer service skills. Serves as a role model
in displaying initiative and assertiveness with positive
problem-solving techniques and willingly performs non-assigned
duties as needed. # ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
Disclaimer: Job descriptions are not intended, nor should they be
construed to be, exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills,
efforts or working conditions associated with the job.# They are
intended to be accurate reflections of the principal duties and
responsibilities of this position.# These responsibilities and
competencies listed below may change from time to time. Reviews
Clinical from outside referral sources to help determine
appropriateness of possible admission and to help coordinate
appropriate unit placement and/or level of care. Initiates the
nursing admission assessment and completes the documentation for
the nursing admission process.# The patient population may include,
but is not limited to: The adolescent patient The young-middle aged
adult patient The geriatric patient # Coordinates with the staff RN
when the nursing admission process will be initiated.# If the
admission nurse is completing another admission, they will
communicate to the receiving RN a time frame they will be available
to assist with the admission.# The receiving RN will be required to
initiate the vital signs and physical exam on the admission
documentation form prior to the admission nurse arriving. #
Completes the admission process including, physical assessment,
interview, home medication list, Fall and Braden Risk Assessments,
Educational Needs Assessment, and Immunization Form in an accurate
and complete manner coordinating care with the admitting provider.
# Promotes quality improvement initiatives relating to patient
throughput, nursing and patient staff satisfaction. # Promotes
patient satisfaction by completing the nursing admission process in
a thorough and timely way using customer service techniques. #
Notifies the charge nurse, manager or nursing supervisor for urgent
problems or occurrences. # Communicates with appropriate
departments or nursing supervisor when need arises for equipment or
supplies. # Communicates with the staff nurse caring for the
patient by giving a report on the admission assessment findings and
patient needs or concerns. # Down time in between completing
admissions will be spent completing tasks to support the inpatient
care units. # Rounds to the Emergency Departments and coordinates
with crisis team and central access at beginning of the shift and
throughout the shift to inform the charge nurses of their
availability and assessing for any admissions on their unit. #
Performs additional duties as assigned and within the scope of
practice. #
Keywords: ECHN, West Hartford , REGISTERED NURSE - 8K SIGN-ON BONUS, Healthcare , Hartford, Connecticut
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