PRN Clinical Resource Coord- Pennsylvania Hospital

Responsibilities

• Timely coordination of home care, DME, placements, hospice, community resources, and transportation.
• Works with patient and family to assure provision of choice in post hospital setting.
• Educates patient / customers regarding scope and limitations of health care / insurance benefits.
• Communicates expected discharge time frame.
• Keeps current with new providers, new technologies and treatment modalities, and new resources using internet and other sources.
• Recognizes and provides care based on the unique chronological issues and needs of the older adult.
• Interacts with the patient and family in a developmentally appropriate manner.
• Completes timely and detailed assessment of patient and family social, emotional and/or discharge needs and health care benefits.
• Develops and facilitates specific plan to address problems and/or concerns identified by patients, families and health care team.
• Identifies and consistently documents delays, elevates issues appropriately.
• Effectively communicates discharge plan with patients, families and health care team.
• Documents ongoing assessments and plan of care in patient record (EPIC).
• Successfully assists patient in moving to the next level of care with transfers to home, agencies, and facilities and with referral to appropriate community resources.
• Participates and drives accountability in daily interdisciplinary meetings.
• Keeps current with new technology / computer systems (SafetyNet, Penn Chart, Haiku, etc.).
• Incorporates technology into daily assignment (Outlook, Microsoft Teams, shared drive, Internet).

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse - PA (Required)
• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)
• Education Specialization: Nursing
• Equivalent Experience: 2+ years Clinical Experience