Admissions Nurse - Rex Skilled Nursing Facility - Raleigh

** Description*
* Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

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* Summary:

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* Responsible for coordination of the patient admission experience into a Skilled Nursing Facility, including assessment and documentation of patient status.

** Responsibilities:*
* + Coordinates the admission process from the point of patient arrival to the facility for care. Ensures a quality transition for patients and families.

+ Reviews hospital discharge summaries and coordinates with the admitting physician to complete the medication reconciliation and set up initial admission orders.

+ Assesses patient's condition, including biophysical, psychosocial and age-specific needs.

+ Ensures facility-specific admission paperwork and consents are signed, complete, and accurate.

+ Documents patient's status according to unit specific procedure.

+ Coordinates with the patient and interdisciplinary team to create a baseline plan of care and implements the nursing plan of care on assigned patients.

+ Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient and as prescribed by the physician and/or policy; includes patient and family verbal and/or written instructions, as needed or requested.

+ Provides report and handoff to the unit staff once admission process is complete.

+ Maintains educational requirements as required by the Board of Nursing.

** Other Information*
* Other information:

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* Education Requirements:

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* ● Bachelor's degree (BSN) from an accredited School of Nursing preferred.

** Licensure/Certification Requirements:*
* ● Must have NC RN Licensure.

● BCLS

** Professional Experience Requirements:*
* ● Prefer one year of experience in skilled nursing facility. Epic eMAR experience preferred.

** Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:*
* ● Language

Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clinical information and technical procedures

● Ability to document clinical information

● Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from patients, physicians, family members, and other UNC Health Rex staff

● Mathematical

Skills:

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations

● Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid nursing conclusions

● Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions

● Ability to ensure follow-through with admission process

** Job Details*
* Legal

Employer:

NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit:
Rex SNF Raleigh

Work Type:
Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 (Schedule consists of four, 10-hour shifts per week, 9am-7:30pm).

Salary Range: $30.73 - $44.18 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type:
Onsite

Work Schedule:

Day Job

Location of Job: US:

NC:

Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime:
Exempt:  No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.