Hospitalist Nurse-Cardiology-Methodist

Hospitalist Nurse (RN) - Methodist Plaza Cardiology

Des Moines, Iowa

Shifts: 10 hour days; 7:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Thursday

$5000.00 sign on bonus for external candidates!

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Hospitalist Nurse, with a focus on Cardiology to join our dynamic and ever-growing health care team. The ideal candidate will serve as first point of contact for our cardiovascular care team, working closely with our team of cardiologists and advanced practice providers to deliver exceptional patient care. Amongst other things, this role will appropriately direct and triage all incoming calls, place orders and coordinate scheduling of inpatient procedures, and address all discharge related needs including transfers, long-term care placements and medication prior authorizations. If coordination is your strong suite and you thrive in a fast-paced health care environment, we invite you to apply.

Patient Care:

Educate patients & their families on what the role of the Hospitalist Program is. At the same time, verifies primary care provider and determines any barriers to discharge & set expectations for hospital stay.

Actively participates in morning report/hand-off and can serve in the role of census coordinator.

Collaborates with hospital care team to ensure that all current labs, test results, consults, orders, etc. are carried out in a timely fashion.

Initiates proactive planning and coordination of the patient's plan for the day and plan for the stay with the rest of the team.

Participates actively in quality improvement initiatives; reviews core measure indicators and ensures that the team goals are being met.

Assess with patients & their family members that their needs are being met & collaborates to set up follow-up needs upon discharge.

Obtain medical records & assists with medication reconciliation.

Required to occasionally set-up care team meetings with both physicians and families about ongoing hospital care, safe discharge plan & disposition.

Serve as continuity for patients during physician hand-offs.

Collaborates with physician and care coordinators regarding care delays.

Care Coordination:

Resolves post-discharge issues needing follow-up & provide post-discharge homecoming calls to follow-up with high-risk patients.

Educates patients at the bedside and over the phone; needs to recognize limits of when to collaborate with a physician regarding the patients care either in the hospital or during a homecoming call.

Fill out documents for both patients and family as needed regarding hospital stay.

Follow-up on labs and other pending items post discharge.

Coordinate care with patient until patient has been seen by established or new primary care provider.

Education: Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nurses.

Experience: 3-5 years of nursing experience preferred.

License(s)/Certification(s): Current license to practice nursing in the State of Iowa for Registered Nurse. BLS & Mandatory Reporter

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