RN Admissions & Discharge Navigator

Huntsville Hospital; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Nurse residency program

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Huntsville Hospital is seeking a Resource RN to perform patient and family interviews, comprehensive assessments, discharge planning, and thorough documentation. The role includes telemetry monitoring, reviewing admission packets, and guiding patients through the admission process on a busy unit.

The RN will ensure quality care with a focus on safety, confidentiality, and adherence to hospital guidelines while supporting the Unit Director in maintaining Core Measures compliance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required.
• Current Alabama or Multistate Nursing license required.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers required by end of Orientation period.
• One year of medical/surgical nursing with admissions experience required.
• Assessment skills and good oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Follows HH guidelines for customer service and communication.
• Observes key principles in patient, family and staff interactions.
• Utilizes critical thinking in performing a complete assessment on all patients based on unit scope of care.
• Takes appropriate action based on assessment findings
• Initiates medication reconciliation per hospital guidelines.
• Utilizes critical thinking skills in performing the discharge planning, teaching, documenting and discharge of patient.
• Develops and implements interdisciplinary plan of care based on identified needs involving patient/family
• Initiates interdisciplinary teaching based on identified needs involving patient/family
• Documentation meets current HH standards and policies.
• Assumes accountability for completing patient assessments, collecting, compiling and communicating data, which reflect the admission process.
• Maintains patient confidentiality
• Initiates telemetry monitoring
• Maintains current knowledge with unit quality and assist in teaching information to unit staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• The RN conducts patient/family interviews, histories, assessments, discharge planning and documentation.
• Assesses skin/wound status, fall risk, pain, home medications, allergies, psycho/social, spiritual/cultural, nutritional and functional needs.
• Initiates telemetry monitoring and coordinates with unit staff on patient priorities.
• Performs discharge teaching and completes admission and discharge documentation.
• Supports Unit Director in maintaining compliance with Core Measures and Quality standards.

Skills

Assessment skills

Oral and written communication

Computer skills

Customer service guidelines

Critical thinking

Discharge planning

Telemetry monitoring

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing

Job description

Huntsville Hospital is seeking a Resource RN to perform patient and family interviews, comprehensive assessments, discharge planning, and thorough documentation. The role includes telemetry monitoring, reviewing admission packets, and guiding patients through the admission process on a busy unit.

The RN will ensure quality care with a focus on safety, confidentiality, and adherence to hospital guidelines while supporting the Unit Director in maintaining Core Measures compliance.