Admissions Registered Nurse

The Admissions Nurse is available to perform professional nursing care activities with persons in the admissions process. Role functions are governed by the Wisconsin Nurse Practice Act, the Wisconsin Administrative Code, professional standards for nursing practice, and the corresponding policies and procedures of Rogers Memorial Hospital (RMH). The Admissions Nurse seeks consultation with other members of the health team as the patient’s condition and treatment goals warrant.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm

Job

Duties & Responsibilities:

Complete and document initial screenings and assessments.

Collect information to complete, or clarify, information on the Request for Services Screening tool. In particular, for screening completed for:

• eating disorders
• addictions
• older adults
• cognitive/developmental delays
• medical conditions

Collect information (in the Admissions Department, when possible) for the nursing admission assessment including:

• patient strengths and limitations that can be addressed in reaching health goals.
• cultural, spiritual, and ethnic factors that may impact on patient’s course of treatment;
• patient needs that are to be addressed at discharged;
• medical/physical status;
• history of medication compliance, reactions, and current schedule; and
• age-specific data regarding the patient’s individual needs.

Involve patient’s support systems (family, friends) in assessment.

• Observe and document the patient’s interaction with those accompanying the person.
• Obtain assessment data from support systems, when appropriate, regarding the patient’s history and individual needs.

Act as an advocate for patients.

• Explain patient’s rights to they can understand and obtain appropriate signatures.
• provide the patient with information and obtain their signature on necessary consents.
• Act as a patient advocate, use knowledge of patient rights and responsibilities, and protect patient’s privacy and confidentiality.

Complete other admission procedures as needed within the department (including Request for Services Screening, insurance verification/pre-authorizations, patient registration).

• Assist in the patient orientation process.
• Know and employ Hospital policies and procedures regarding unit safet6y, the necessity of gown/contraband search on admission, and carry out the process in a respectful manner.
• Remain sensitive to individual patient/family stressors upon admission while providing pertinent unit information.

Participate in the screening of persons requesting services.

• Identify potential care problems.
• Clinical disease management
• Specific profiles
• Medical equipment
• Ongoing therapy needs.
• Review identified care problems with program manager and physician.
• Provide clinical resource to admissions.

Maintain qualified medical professional (QMP) designation.

• Provide medical screening for unscheduled persons presenting for treatment.
• Provide medical screening for persons in admissions who have potential medical concerns.
• Assure that care screenings, stabilization, and transfers from admissions are delivered according to Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and associated regulatory requirements.

Be aware of the availability within programs.

• Understand program-specific admission criteria.
• Track issues of clinical or physical capacity.

Adhere to the Nursing department and Hospital’s standards of nursing practice and standards of patient care.

• Protect patients, visitors, and staff from environmental hazards by adhering to safety and infection control standards.
• Participate in continuing education and in-service programs to increase clinical competence and to meet professional needs and goals.
• Report information obtained from continuing education programs to unit staff.
• Attend 100% of required in-services, as scheduled.

Participate in the Performance Improvement program on an ongoing basis.

• Assist in the development and implementation of standards of care, such as:
  • safety level of patient.
  • safety/hazardous items.

• Identify problems with unit systems, communication patterns, and unit resources that impact on patient care and suggest possible solutions to the Admissions manger.
• Serve on one unit-based committee or participate in…