Coord Patient Care Svcs RN Night Abington

Health Partners Plans; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Partners Plans is seeking a professional nurse to lead daily operations of a specific unit, delivering patient- and family-centered care using the nursing process. You will act as a resource and role model for the patient care team, advancing care standards during your shift.

You will coordinate patient care delivery, support nursing development, and participate in Magnet and Shared Governance through councils and the Clinical Ladder program, mentoring colleagues and ensuring safe,

Qualifications

• Specialized Diploma graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• 3 years as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting.
• Effective communication and partnership with patients and families.
• Patient-and-family-centered practice and cultural awareness.
• Care coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Patient safety and risk awareness in clinical practice.
• Knowledge of discharge planning and post-discharge needs.
• Assessment and nursing diagnosis in clinical judgment.
• Health information documentation and medical records.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and staff to provide safe, compassionate, coordinated care tailored to patient preferences.
• Communicates with interprofessional teams and serves as a clinical resource on policies and performance improvement.
• Collaborates with medical staff to align interdisciplinary care plans; assess needs and make care recommendations.
• Facilitates unit throughput and discharge planning to optimize patient flow.
• Provides and coordinates staff schedules; resolves scheduling and staffing issues.
• Monitors performance and participates in governance initiatives and clinical ladder activities.
• Supports nursing development and mentorship within the unit and councils.

Skills

Effective Communication

Patient-and Family-Centered Practice

Cultural Awareness

Care Coordination

Patient Safety

Medication Administration

Discharge Planning

Assessment and Diagnosis

Health Information Documentation

Education

Specialized Diploma (Nursing)

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

With a commitment to patient- and family-centered care, the professional nurse uses the nursing process in ways that values the uniqueness of each individual and addresses the physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs of the diversity of patients served by Jefferson Health. Assists in leading the daily operations of a specific unit. Acts as a resource, lead, and clinical role model for the patient care team. Advances and oversees patient care standards of the unit for the designated shift. Also facilitates and coordinates patient care delivery and flow through the continuum of care. Supports nursing professional development, Magnet, and Shared Governance through participation in, and mentoring of colleagues, on councils and the Clinical Ladder program

Job Description

Job Duties

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. Recognizes the patients, their family/designated care partner(s) in providing safe, compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's personal preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.
• Communicates with and supports the interprofessional teams and services, patient, family and designated care partners. Serves as a clinical resource regarding policies and procedures, patient standards, performance improvement, and risk management issues.
• Collaborates with the medical staff to facilitate consistency of interdisciplinary plans of care to ensure quality patient care. Assesses patient needs and makes care recommendations based on the patient's physical, psychosocial and cultural needs, age and functional status. Facilitates timely patient throughput optimization for all phases of care including admissions, transfers, and discharge optimization of patients on the designated unit. May participate in plan of care rounds depending on service and unit protocols.
• Provides timely Smart Square schedules and on call schedules if applicable. Follows up appropriately and effectively resolves customer and physician issues and complaints.
• Monitors staff schedules to ensure adequate staffing to meet patient care needs and maintain quality patient care. May authorize overtime or scheduling changes to fill shifts as necessary. Completes payroll in collaboration with Nurse Manager. Provides volumes & adjustments to reflect variances in staffing needs within Smart Square.
• Collaborates with the Nurse Manager to evaluate, maintain and improve patient care team member performance. Assists in implementing changes in clinical practice and evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice to ensure compliance with organization, department and unit specific goals.
• Supports nursing professional development, Magnet, and Shared Governance through participation in, and mentoring of colleagues, on councils and the Clinical Ladder program. Provides patient care support when necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• Specialized Diploma Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• 3 years as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting.
• Effective Communication- Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques, ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Uses the language of partnership with patients and families, engaging them in their health and health care.
• Patient-and Family-Centered Practice- Knowledge of how to convey respect and collaborate with each patient, family and/or designated care partner in care.
• Cultural Awareness- Knowledge of people with diverse backgrounds and the ability to convey respect and connect effectively.
• Care Coordination Knowledge of the medical, social, economic, and other services provided by other departments or facilities, and the ability to integrate these multidisciplinary treatments for optimal patient care.
• Patient Safety Knowledge of the risks faced by patients in a healthcare environment, and the ability to take steps to reduce these risks.
• Medication Administration and Prescription Knowledge of various medications used to treat patients, ability to apply this knowledge to the administration of medications and to the prescription of drugs for continuing treatment outside of the hospital.
• Discharge Planning Knowledge of the patient's post-discharge needs and the ability to consider these needs in planning for discharge and arranging for follow-up care.
• Assessment and Diagnosis Knowledge of various tools and techniques for patient assessment and nursing diagnosis or clinical judgement, ability to explore and analyze reasons behind symptoms and generate resolutions according to available drugs, facilities and techniques.
• Health Information Documentation Knowledge of the relevance of health information and appropriate documentation methods, ability to record medical histories, symptoms, vital sig