RN- Admission and Discharge Nurse
Company: Mercy
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: April 18, 2024
Job Description:
Overview:
Admission Responsibilities:
- For patient admitted directly to inpatient floor, RN
collaborates and communicates effectively with primary nurse on
patient admission needs
- Facilitates admission through admission navigator documentation
in the EMR
- Performs first head-to-toe assessment on admission for Licensed
Practical Nurses
- For patients admitted to the ADT suite, RN will complete
admission documentation and thorough assessment.
- RN will provide inpatient care (including medication
administration) to patients within the ADT suite until a bed
becomes available on an inpatient unit.
- Completes initial skin assessment
- Orients patient and family to room, hospital, and nurse call
system
- Provides and documents education to patient and families.
Discharge Responsibilities:
- Collaborates and communicates effectively with primary nurse on
patient discharge needs
- Provides discharge education to patient and family
- Ensures that all required admission and discharge tasks are
complete prior to patient discharge
- Removes any applicable devices not indicated for discharge
- Documents education provided in EMR
- Coordinates patient transportation for discharge o For patients
that have transportation barriers for a timely discharge, RN will
move patient to ADT suite, complete discharge education and tasks,
and provide care until patient's transportation arrives
- RN will collaborate and communicate effectively with primary
nurse and floor Care Management team to ensure smooth transition to
ADT suite
- Remove bed linens, trash, and equipment from patient room
Transfer/Task Responsibilities:
- Collaborates and communicates effectively with primary nurse on
patient needs
- Transfer: Coordinates patient transfer to appropriate level of
care
- Tasks (not exhaustive): o Assist with medication
administration, including IVP medication for LPNs
- PIV insertion, including Ultrasound-guided insertion
- NG placement
- Urinary catheter insertion
- Wound dressing changes
- Patient nutrition and hygiene
- Answer patient calls and attend to patient needs while
rounding
Qualifications:
- Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing school
- Licensure: RN licensure in applicable state of practice.
- Experience: Two or more years peri-operative patient care
services or medical/surgical nursing experience in hospital
preferred.
Mercy has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The
ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe
manner is an essential function of this job.
Keywords: Mercy, Belleville , RN- Admission and Discharge Nurse, Healthcare , Saint Louis, Illinois
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