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Summary:
This is Monday through Friday 11a-7p position does include some on-call responsibilities.
The primary purpose of this position is to provide preadmission clinical review of patient referrals and to
coordinate the discharge process.
Essential Job Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
•Maintains resident census consistent with the admission strategy with Admission
Coordinator
•Develops good rapport and working relationships with BHCS Liaison; area discharge
planners; and appropriate social agencies to promote the facility's reputation and
encourage referrals.
•Facilitate and/or direct admission process
•Be an advocate and spokesperson for resident concerns
•Complete nursing assessment, care plan, and document.
•Provide report to nursing staff.
•Gather, document and obtain MD order for admission medication list.
•Complete medication reconciliation.
•Order medications from pharmacy.
•Responsible for initiating Medicare forms on admission.
•Responsible for consents.
•Identify potential room-review for any infection i.e. MRSA, VRE, MDRV ect.
•Identify equipment needs
•Identify clinical issues
•Notify Admissions of decision
•Greet resident to appropriate room
•Do all assessments for admission process and write nurses note
•Develop care plans based on assessments, physician orders
•Create C.N.A Care Card
•Report on resident to Nurses and C.N.A's
•Complete/facilitate discharge planning and discharge process.
•Write referral to transferring agencies
•Assure patient has a 7 day supply of medications
•Observe discharge order obtained and written
•Review discharge paper work in place and discharge note
Qualifications:
•Must possess, a Massachusetts RN or LPN License
•Minimum of 2 years clinical nursing experience.
•Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
•Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such
action.