RN Administrative Coordinator - Patient Care Services

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Join a dynamic and inclusive organization with over 40,000 dedicated teammates, all working toward a shared mission to improve the health and well-being of the diverse communities we serve. As a part of our Patient Care Services and Bed Placement team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the efficient and effective management of hospital resources while maintaining a patient-centered approach. Your contributions will help ensure that our hospital operates smoothly, especially in emergency situations, and that patients receive the care they need in a timely manner.

This position offers a chance to work in a fast-paced, critical environment, where your actions directly impact the quality of care provided to patients. Your commitment to operational excellence and patient-centered care will be valued and recognized by leadership and your peers alike.

Summary:

Responsibilities:
1. Keeps informed of critical patients, police cases, and media interest cases throughout the hospital.
2. Monitors bed availability and assigns and/or assists in the assignment of admissions and transfers appropriately.
3. Support staff in the decision to call the Clinical Manager with staffing needs/extra needs.
4. Responds to emergency situations in accordance with established procedures.
5. Serves as a representative for Rex Healthcare and keeps the Executive staff informed of activities/incidents on days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays by appropriate reporting.
6. Keeps informed of current policies and procedures in order to be a resource to staff.
7. Monitors hospital wide activity in order to provide assistance as needed. Provides feedback to Clinical Manager/Directors when indicated.
8. Maintains a shift report that details restraint use, sitters and hospital/unit activities and census.
9. Upon being informed of patient transfers to other acute care facilities, reviews forms for accuracy and compliance with EMTALA and maintains a log of these transfers.
10. Adheres to the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics. Participates in performance improvement and quality improvement activities. Recognizes, supports, and utilizes evidence based nursing practices.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited Nursing school preferred.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Must have NC RN Licensure.
* RN NC LIC;BCLS
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Five years of previous experience is desired.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
* Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Patient Care Services

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range:$41.04 - $59.00 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Night Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.