Registered Nurse Population Health

Registered Nurse Population Health We use cookies to make the safest and most effective website possible.### Registered Nurse Population Health Apply:
Genesis Hospital:
Full time:
Posted Today:
JR107253#
** GENESIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
** In order to fill our Mission of serving our community by helping each person achieve optimal health and well-being by providing compassionate, exceptional, and affordable healthcare services, all employees of Genesis Health Care System must be committed to living the Genesis Mission and Genesis values of Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Team, and Innovation. All employees must regard themselves as an ‘owner’ of Genesis and keep our patients at the center of everything we do *- always.*##

Position Details:

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

36

Department:

Employee Wellness## Overview of Position:

Plans, provides and/or supervises the nursing care of patients in an efficient and caring manner.;
Coordinates care planning with other caregivers and with other areas, adheres to universal precautions, and is compliant with infection control policies. The incumbent works with a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, NP;s and payers, to ensure a patient's progress across the care continuum is efficient, while promoting cost effective resource utilization.;
The incumbent interacts with patients, family members, healthcare professionals, community and state agencies in an effort to resolve patient care issues and provide biopsychosocial assessment and support to low, moderate and high risk disease populations.
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES
** 1.
Provides direct patient care in accordance with physician orders in a warm and friendly manner.  2.
Takes and records measurements or readings.  3.
Assesses condition and provides treatment for care of patient.  4.
Administers prescribed medications.  5.
Provides leadership while working collaboratively with other care givers on the unit.  6.
Serves as a resource person for other staff throughout the hospital and community regarding cardiovascular diagnostics and rehab.  7.
Conducts pre-visit chart review of patients including:
Identification of all needed preventive health maintenance, immunizations, and chronic disease interventions; when standing orders allow, interventions ordered or completed before the patient sees a provider; fills out pre-visit forms or initiates office visits forms to communicate the review to the provider.  8.
Works with patients and families on self-management support including: setting short and long-term goals for self-management of chronic disease; addressing medication adherence in patients not meeting outcome goals; works with patient to create a plan for Health Behavior Change utilizing the 5A’s approach assessing and working on the patient’s readiness to change, the importance of change, and confidence in ability to change, helping the patient to identify and overcome barriers;

makes a plan for follow-up between visits; provides or arranges needed patient education regarding specific health care skills and general disease concepts; assisting with shared medical appointments; communicating face-to-face in the office setting, by telephone, or by e-mail.  9.
Coordinates with others across the care continuum including: assisting as liaison with patients and their families to physicians, clinical staff, and other departments; acting as a liaison with hospitalized patients, navigator and the clinic. Following up with patients by phone shortly after hospital discharge; acting as a liaison with specialty clinics; proactively acts as patient advocate, responding to and working to resolve patient concerns;

and providing a link to community resources.
10.
Involvement in QI activities:…