RN - GI Clinic

About the role

The GI Post-Discharge Follow-Up RN supports patients as they transition from inpatient to outpatient gastroenterology and hepatology care. Key responsibilities include post-discharge phone assessments, pathology results follow up, medication reconciliation, patient education, symptom monitoring, follow-up scheduling, and multidisciplinary collaboration to remove barriers to care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct post-discharge phone calls within 24–72 hours of discharge
• Review discharge instructions and ensure patient understanding
• Cook up laboratory studies, imaging, and endoscopic procedures
• Coordinate with primary care providers and specialists
• Maintain pathology and recall databases
• Communicate pathology results to the patients and elevate high priority findings
• Provide education regarding diagnosis and surveillance recommendations
• Monitor completion of recommended follow-up tests and imaging

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred
• One Year Of Healthcare Experience Preferred
• Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.
• One Year Of Healthcare Experience Preferred.
• Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
• Nurses performing nursing practice over the telephone require licensure in the states where the patients being served reside.

Skills

• Adaptable
• Great Communicator
• Detail-Oriented
• Excellent Time Management Skills

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.

Pay

$29.50 - $44.50 per hour

Schedule

Full time, 32.00 weekly hours, 8 Hours - Day Shifts