RN Patient Placement, 11a-11p

Address: 300 E. Market St. Louisville, KY 40202

About the Role

This employee ensures a safe and efficient admission or transfer process into UofL Health. To accomplish this goal, the Patient Placement RN will work with all persons needed to evaluate appropriate placement and facilitate a rapid transfer including physicians, patient transportation providers, nursing staff at referring hospitals and practices.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, processes, tracks, documents and coordinates patient transfers and direct admissions into the UofL Hospital
• Obtains appropriate medical and demographic information from sending provider
• Coordinates communication between referring physicians and the accepting physician
• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with physicians and peers in order to provide excellent patient experience
• Assigns appropriate bed placement for patients in ED, PACU, clinics, and outlying facilities
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times
• Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times
• Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines
• Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members
• Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community

Requirements

• Associates degree in Nursing (ADN) (required)
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) (preferred)
• Five (5) years of acute nursing experience (required)
• Active Kentucky Registered Nurse License or compact license with privileges to work in Kentucky (required)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (preferred)

Skills

• Customer service-oriented; responsive, informs constituents of process, pleasant to work with, educates and provides timely, accurate information
• Ability to use prioritization skills to coordinate different patients coming from multiple areas
• Ability to use conflict management skills to develop and implement strategies to assure continuous, smooth inter- and intra-departmental workflow even in the face of conflicting priorities, short term objectives, or limited resources
• Ability to build effective, strong working relationships with employees, colleagues, management and vendors through trust, communication, and credibility
• Ability to work with others, serve others, help others, lead others, mentor others, take directions from others in the interest of moving process and programs forward to the desired outcome
• Ability to perform work in a neat, efficient, well-coordinated, well communicated manner with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism
• Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
• Able to critically think through complex patient situations, process improvements, evidence-based practice
• Able to assist others in developing clinical reasoning skills
• Proficiency in Cerner
• Ability to navigate multiple computer screens and systems
• Ability to use teletracking software
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Schedule

Shift: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Core Expectations

• Honoring and caring for the dignity of all persons in mind, body, and spirit
• Ensuring the highest quality of care for those we serve
• Working together as a team to achieve our goals
• Improving continuously by listening, and asking for and responding to feedback
• Seeking new and better ways to meet the needs of those we serve
• Using our resources wisely
• Understanding how each of our roles contributes to the success of UofL Health