Access Nurse

Cleveland Clinic; United States; Remoto; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Cleveland Clinic Access Nurse position based in Cleveland requires coordinating patient flow, bed management, and hospital transfers across the health system. You will gather data to improve efficiency, prioritize patient safety, and support enterprise bed placement while maintaining high-quality care.

Utilize strong nursing judgment, communicate with providers, and manage direct admissions. This role involves PRN shifts aligned with 7:00 AM–7:00 PM schedules and liaison duties to ensure

Competenze

• Graduate of an accredited school of Professional Nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program).
• Current state license as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.
• Three years of recent progressive clinical experience in an acute care setting.
• Preferred: BSN.
• Two years of supervisory experience in a healthcare setting.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft applications, bed management databases and Epic.
• Critical care experience.

Mansioni

• Serve as the primary point of contact for telephone patients with a variety of health or illness questions.
• Coordinate patient flow, facilitate hospital transfers and direct admissions, determine daily bed resources and oversee bed management logistics for the health system.
• Gather accurate data to enhance efficiency and promote patient safety and need prioritization.
• Provide intake, assessment and triage for internal and external hospital transfers and direct admissions on request in accordance with SOPs.
• Utilize telephonic interaction as the primary mode of contact through recorded conference calls, completing electronic documentation and connecting appropriate providers to ensure safe exchange of patient information for acceptance to the health system.
• Elicit information from referring providers, review patient clinical information and assess patient status for appropriate placement.
• Collaborate with health care providers and hospital leadership to optimize patient outcomes utilizing clinical expertise and business intelligence tools.
• Apply solid understanding of patient status complexities and hospital system capabilities to facilitate enterprise bed placement.
• Provide oversight of all bed management functions.
• Function at any point in the patient flow process to ensure safe and efficient placement and resource utilization.

Conoscenze

RN license

BLS Certification

Acute care experience

Supervisory experience

Formazione

Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Diploma/ADN/BSN nursing program

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Bed management databases

Epic

Descrizione del lavoro

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives ‑ beginning with our own. That's the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Access Nurse

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Remote Location

Department

Medical Operations Admin-Medical Operations

Job Code

001183

Shift

Variable

Schedule

7:00am-7:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Applicants must reside in Florida and within a one hour travel distance to a CCF facility

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As an Access Nurse, your work will focus on coordinating patient flow. In this position, you will facilitate hospital transfers and direct admissions, determine daily bed resources and oversee bed management logistics for the health system. This position is vital in gathering accurate data to enhance efficiency and promote patient safety and need prioritization.

A PRN caregiver in this position works various shifts from 07:00AM-07:00PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for telephone patients with a variety of health or illness questions.

• Utilize effective and professional communication, clinical knowledge and nursing assessment skills to quickly triage patient status.

• Provide intake, assessment and triage for internal and external hospital transfers and direct admissions on request in accordance with standard operating procedures.

• Utilize telephonic interaction as the primary mode of contact through recorded conference calls, completing electronic documentation and connecting appropriate providers to ensure safe exchange of patient information for acceptance to the health system.

• Elicit information from referring providers, review patient clinical information and assess patient status for appropriate placement.

• Collaborate with health care providers and hospital leadership to optimize patient outcomes utilizing clinical expertise and incorporating nursing and management experience with critical thinking skills and business intelligence tools to achieve optimal outcomes both clinically and financially for the patients and the organization.

• Apply solid understanding of the complexities of the patient status and the process and capabilities of each system hospital to seamlessly facilitate and achieve enterprise bed placement.

• Provide oversight of all bed management functions.

• Function at any point in the patient flow process designated to ensure the safe and efficient placement of patients and effective utilization of resources.

• Demonstrate cost effective management of enterprise bed resources to enable the organization to provide quality care to patients.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of an accredited school of Professional Nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program)

• Current state license as a Registered Nurse (RN)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

• Three years of recent progressive clinical experience in an acute care setting

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)

• Two years of supervisory experience in a healthcare setting

• Computer proficiency in Microsoft applications, bed management databases and Epic

• Critical care experience

Physical Requirements:

• Requires sitting for long periods of time, multitasking, manual dexterity to operate computers and normal or corrected vision.

• Requires working under stressful and emergency situations with the ability to maintain composure in any situation in order to provide superior customer service and ensure proper patient safety and placement.

• Must be able to perform multiple functions simultaneously without supervision and learn new practices promptly.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.