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Remote, Nationwide – Seeking Organ Recovery Surgeons

Join the Physician Partnership Where You Can Increase Your Impact

Vituity’s ownership model provides autonomy, local control, and a national system of support, so you can focus your attention where you want it to be – on your patients.

Join the Vituity Team. Vituity is a 100% physician-owned partnership and is led by frontline physicians that are all equitable owners. As an equal and valued partner from day one, our ownership model provides you with financial transparency, a comprehensive benefits package including profit distribution, and multiple career development opportunities. Our leadership understands what your practice needs to thrive and gives you autonomy and local control so you can provide care when, where, and how your patients need it. You are backed by a best-in-class corporate healthcare team and supported by the broad peer-level expertise of 6,000 Vituity clinicians. At Vituity we’ve cultivated an environment where passion thrives, and success comes through shared purpose. We were founded in a culture that values team accomplishments more than individual achievements, an approach we call “culture of brilliance.” Together, we leverage our strengths and experiences to make a positive impact in our local communities. We foster this through shared goals and helping our colleagues succeed, and we also understand the importance of recognition, taking the time to show appreciation and gratitude for a job well done.

Vituity Locations: Vituity has opportunities at 890 practices across the country, serving 14.5 million patients a year. With Vituity, if you ever need to move, you can take your job with you.

The Opportunity 

• Responsible for supporting, organizing, conducting, and directing the Vituity HEART Thoracic Donor Organ Transplant Recovery Program.
• This role encompasses liaison activities between Administration, the Surgical Staff, the Medical Staff, performance measurement, protocol development, research, and quality improvement activities for the procurement of donor Heart and Lung grafts for thoracic transplantation.
• Responsible for the recovery of donor Heart and Lung grafts for the Heart and Lung Transplant Program in keeping with the policies, rules, and regulations of Vituity-contracted Hospital Systems, clients, and its medical and surgical staff.
• Responsible for adhering to all applicable State, Federal, and local laws, policies, and regulations.
• Aid in compliance with International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, (ISHLT), United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), and Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs), surveys, and laboratory data collection.
• Help in preparation for federal, state, or JCAHO inspections.
• Collaborate with physicians and Thoracic Transplant Program team members to promote the concepts and practice of Quality Assurance by linking improvement activities, education, and information.
• Facilitate appropriate financial and operational efficiencies.
• Coordinate with hospital to ensure adequate training of nursing staff and clinical transplant coordinators in the care of donor thoracic transplant patients.
• Ensure that tissue typing and organ procurement services are available.
• Ensure that heart and lung transplant procurement is performed by, or under direct supervision of, a qualified surgeon.
• Participate in hospital and Medical Staff committees dealing with thoracic transplant donor issues.
• Follow safety standards in all aspects of performance of the above functions and attend applicable safety education sessions.
• Review operations, policies and procedures, and staff education and training, including a disaster preparedness plan.

Rquired Experience and Competenciese

• Board Certified/Eligible Thoracic Surgery physicians required.
• Valid license to practice medicine in one of the contiguous United States required.
• Providers who graduated from a Thoracic training program before 1990 and has at least seven (7) years’ experience in Thoracic Transplant Surgery will be considered.
• Providers who are newly graduated within the time specified by the American Board of Medical Specialists and Medical Staff by-laws will be considered.
• Maintain appropriate current professional knowledge in the care of Thoracic Transplant patients by obtaining at least 12 CMEs in Thoracic OR Surgery every three years and an additional training of one year formalized training in thoracic transplantation required.
• A minimum of two years documented experience with a transplant program that meets the qualification for UNOS membership required.
• Experience in pre-operative and post-operative patient care responsibility for an optimum of 20 and minimum of 10 heart transplants for adults required.
• Experience in pre-operative and post-operative patient care responsibility for an optimum of 20 and minimum of 10 lung transplants in a UNOS approved transplant program required.
• Cumulative experience of at least 20 thoracic transplants over more than two years required.
• Maintain current knowledge in the care of thoracic transplant patients by obtaining a minimum of 12 CME’s in thoracic transplantation AND/OR Thoracic surgery every three years required.
• Additional training of one year formalized training in thoracic transplantation OR a minimum of two years’ documented experience with a thoracic transplant program that meets the qualification for UNOS membership preferred.
• Experience in pre-operative and post-operative patient care responsibility for at least 10 thoracic transplant recipients in a UNOS-qualified program OR cumulative experience of at least 20 thoracic transplants over more than two years preferred.
• Maintain current knowledge in the care of thoracic transplant patients by obtaining a minimum of 12 CME’s in thoracic transplantation AND/OR thoracic surgery every three years preferred.

The Community

Even when you are working remotely, you are an important part of the Vituity Community. We offer plenty of opportunities to engage with other Vitans through a variety of virtual meet-and-greets, events and seminars.

• Monthly wellness events and programs such as yoga, HIIT classes, and more
• Trainings to help support and advance your professional growth
• Team building activities such as virtual scavenger hunts and holiday celebrations
• Flexible work hours
• Opportunities to attend Vituity community events including LGBTQ+ History, Día de los Muertos Celebration, Money Management/Money Relationship, and more

Benefits & Beyond*

Vituity cares about the whole you. With our comprehensive compensation and benefits package, we are mindful of what matters most, and support your needs of today and your plans for the future.

• Superior Health Plan Options
• Dental, Vision, HSA, life and AD&D coverage, and more
• Partnership models allows a K-1 status pay structure, allowing high tax deductions
• Extraordinary 401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth
• Eligible to receive an Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
• EAP and travel assistance included
• Student loan refinancing discounts
• Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees

We are unified around the common purpose of transforming healthcare to improve lives and we believe everyone has a role to play in that. When we work together across sites and specialties as an integrated healthcare team, we exceed the expectations of our patients and the hospitals and clinics we work in. If you are looking to make a difference, from clinical to corporate, Vituity is the place to do it. Come grow with us.

Vituity does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. Vituity is committed to complying with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.

*Visa status applicants benefits vary. Please speak to a recruiter for more details.

Applicants only. No agencies please.

Tulare, CA – Seeking Emergency Medicine Assistant Medical Director

Join the Physician Partnership Where You Can Increase Your Impact

Vituity’s ownership model provides autonomy, local control, and a national system of support, so you can focus your attention where you want it to be – on your patients.

Join the Vituity Team. Vituity is a 100% physician-owned partnership and is led by frontline physicians that are all equitable owners. As an equal and valued partner from day one, our ownership model provides you with financial transparency, a comprehensive benefits package including profit distribution, and multiple career development opportunities. Our leadership understands what your practice needs to thrive and gives you autonomy and local control so you can provide care when, where, and how your patients need it. You are backed by a best-in-class corporate healthcare team and supported by the broad peer-level expertise of 6,000 Vituity clinicians. At Vituity we’ve cultivated an environment where passion thrives, and success comes through shared purpose. We were founded in a culture that values team accomplishments more than individual achievements, an approach we call “culture of brilliance.” Together, we leverage our strengths and experiences to make a positive impact in our local communities. We foster this through shared goals and helping our colleagues succeed, and we also understand the importance of recognition, taking the time to show appreciation and gratitude for a job well done.

Vituity Locations: Vituity has opportunities at 890 practices across the country, serving 14.5 million patients a year. With Vituity, if you ever need to move, you can take your job with you.

The Opportunity

• Oversee quality and safety initiatives.
• Collaborate with hospital quality personnel to ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory standards.
• Develop and implement projects to improve service excellence and patient experience.
• Compare patient feedback survey results to Vituity state/region averages and national benchmarks.
• Respond to written and verbal patient complaints in a timely manner utilizing service-recovery techniques.
• Track and trend patient complaints, including the QI director as necessary in concerning cases.
• Train and mentor providers in patient experience techniques.
• Coordinate with hospital-patient experience personnel.
• Coordinate efforts with key leaders in central operations.
• Participate and lead multidisciplinary meetings involving nursing, providers, and ancillary services.
• Initiate process improvement and engage hospital project management resources to implement change.
• Coordinate workflows with nursing leadership, case managers, social workers, and hospital ancillary services.
• Coaching underperformers and sharing best practices.
• Participate in the hospital-wide throughput committee.
• Create and champion clinical pathways.
• Develop relationships with appropriate inpatient resources, case managers, hospitalists, and palliative care.
• Develop relationships with appropriate outpatient resources such as skilled nursing facilities, sobering centers, urgent care centers, primary care physicians, and mental health crisis centers.
• Establish and actively manage an inventory of resources available for patients to assist in transition post-ED/post-inpatient.  Ensuring best practices are utilized with regard to handoffs for all transitions.
• Monitor site financial performance and identify and create new areas for growth and revenue.
• Develop an expertise and understanding of the yearly budget, financial performance measures and monitoring systems, and billing and reimbursement issues / systems.
• Improve patient census and billing practice statistics to optimize reimbursement for the practice.
• Maintain awareness and interactions with payers such as significant IPAs, Medical Groups, Foundations, ACOs associated with the hospital / health system.
• Coordinate efforts with key leaders in central operations.

Required Experience and Competencies

• Licensed physician as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from an accredited medical school and completion of residency through an accredited residency program required.
• Maintain membership and privileges on Hospital’s medical staff and comply with and abide by the bylaws, rules and regulations, and the policies and procedures of Hospital’s medical staff where services are being provided required.
• Physician Partnership status required.
• Superior clinical skills to serve as role model by setting high standards preferred.
• Administrative experience and aptitude preferred.
• Interest in interpreting complex financial data and with understanding of finance and accounting as they relate to practice management preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to motivate physicians and non-physicians, manage multiple assignments, work successfully with a diversity of people and locations, maintain good working relationships; Supportive team member; Ability to establish effective relationships quickly with both clients and non-clients preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills preferred.
• Excellent relationship building and process improvement skills preferred.
• Meeting facilitation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Change management/Process improvement.
• Project management.
• Process improvement.
• Relationship building.
• Technology skills. 

The Practice

Adventist Health Tulare – Tulare, California

• Primary Stroke Center.
• 50-bed facility with a 12-bed Emergency Department.
• Annual volume of 36,000 with a 20% admit rate.
• Large network with availability of multiple specialists.

The Community

• Tulare, California, located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, is a vibrant agricultural hub with a rich history and a welcoming community.
• Known for its role in the dairy industry, Tulare is home to the World Ag Expo, the largest agricultural trade show in the world, showcasing the region’s deep farming roots.
• The city is surrounded by scenic landscapes, including the nearby Sequoia National Park, where residents and visitors can enjoy hiking, camping, and exploring giant sequoia trees.
• Tulare’s Mediterranean climate offers hot summers and mild winters, making it ideal for outdoor activities year-round.
• The city’s family-friendly atmosphere, affordable housing, and strong sense of community make it an attractive place to call home.
• With its central location, Tulare provides easy access to nearby cities like Fresno and Visalia, while still maintaining a peaceful, small-town charm.

Benefits & Beyond*

Vituity cares about the whole you. With our comprehensive compensation and benefits package, we are mindful of what matters most, and support your needs of today and your plans for the future.

• Superior Health Plan Options
• Dental, Vision, HSA, life and AD&D coverage, and more
• Partnership models allows a K-1 status pay structure, allowing high tax deductions
• Extraordinary 401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth
• Eligible to receive an Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
• EAP and travel assistance included
• Student loan refinancing discounts
• Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees

We are unified around the common purpose of transforming healthcare to improve lives and we believe everyone has a role to play in that. When we work together across sites and specialties as an integrated healthcare team, we exceed the expectations of our patients and the hospitals and clinics we work in. If you are looking to make a difference, from clinical to corporate, Vituity is the place to do it. Come grow with us.

Vituity does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. Vituity is committed to complying with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.

*Visa status applicants benefits vary. Please speak to a recruiter for more details.

Applicants only. No agencies please.

Anaheim, CA – Seeking Emergency Medicine Assistant Medical Director

Join the Physician Partnership Where You Can Increase Your Impact

Vituity’s ownership model provides autonomy, local control, and a national system of support, so you can focus your attention where you want it to be – on your patients.

Join the Vituity Team. Vituity is a 100% physician-owned partnership and is led by frontline physicians that are all equitable owners. As an equal and valued partner from day one, our ownership model provides you with financial transparency, a comprehensive benefits package including profit distribution, and multiple career development opportunities. Our leadership understands what your practice needs to thrive and gives you autonomy and local control so you can provide care when, where, and how your patients need it. You are backed by a best-in-class corporate healthcare team and supported by the broad peer-level expertise of 6,000 Vituity clinicians. At Vituity we’ve cultivated an environment where passion thrives, and success comes through shared purpose. We were founded in a culture that values team accomplishments more than individual achievements, an approach we call “culture of brilliance.” Together, we leverage our strengths and experiences to make a positive impact in our local communities. We foster this through shared goals and helping our colleagues succeed, and we also understand the importance of recognition, taking the time to show appreciation and gratitude for a job well done.

Vituity Locations: Vituity has opportunities at 890 practices across the country, serving 14.5 million patients a year. With Vituity, if you ever need to move, you can take your job with you.

The Opportunity

• Oversee quality and safety initiatives.
• Collaborate with hospital quality personnel to ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory standards.
• Develop and implement projects to improve service excellence and patient experience.
• Compare patient feedback survey results to Vituity state/region averages and national benchmarks.
• Respond to written and verbal patient complaints in a timely manner utilizing service-recovery techniques.
• Track and trend patient complaints, including the QI director as necessary in concerning cases.
• Train and mentor providers in patient experience techniques.
• Coordinate with hospital-patient experience personnel.
• Coordinate efforts with key leaders in central operations.
• Participate and lead multidisciplinary meetings involving nursing, providers, and ancillary services.
• Initiate process improvement and engage hospital project management resources to implement change.
• Coordinate workflows with nursing leadership, case managers, social workers, and hospital ancillary services.
• Coaching underperformers and sharing best practices.
• Participate in the hospital-wide throughput committee.
• Create and champion clinical pathways.
• Develop relationships with appropriate inpatient resources, case managers, hospitalists, and palliative care.
• Develop relationships with appropriate outpatient resources such as skilled nursing facilities, sobering centers, urgent care centers, primary care physicians, and mental health crisis centers.
• Establish and actively manage an inventory of resources available for patients to assist in transition post-ED/post-inpatient.  Ensuring best practices are utilized with regard to handoffs for all transitions.
• Monitor site financial performance and identify and create new areas for growth and revenue.
• Develop an expertise and understanding of the yearly budget, financial performance measures and monitoring systems, and billing and reimbursement issues / systems.
• Improve patient census and billing practice statistics to optimize reimbursement for the practice.
• Maintain awareness and interactions with payers such as significant IPAs, Medical Groups, Foundations, ACOs associated with the hospital / health system.
• Coordinate efforts with key leaders in central operations.

Required Experience and Competencies

• Licensed physician as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from an accredited medical school and completion of residency through an accredited residency program required.
• Maintain membership and privileges on Hospital’s medical staff and comply with and abide by the bylaws, rules and regulations, and the policies and procedures of Hospital’s medical staff where services are being provided required.
• Physician Partnership status required.
• Superior clinical skills to serve as role model by setting high standards preferred.
• Administrative experience and aptitude preferred.
• Interest in interpreting complex financial data and with understanding of finance and accounting as they relate to practice management preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to motivate physicians and non-physicians, manage multiple assignments, work successfully with a diversity of people and locations, maintain good working relationships; Supportive team member; Ability to establish effective relationships quickly with both clients and non-clients preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills preferred.
• Excellent relationship building and process improvement skills preferred.
• Meeting facilitation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Change management/Process improvement.
• Project management.
• Process improvement.
• Relationship building.
• Technology skills. 

The Practice

Anaheim Global Medical Center – Anaheim, California

• 189-bed facility with an inpatient psychiatric unit.
• Level III Trauma Center and 11-bed Emergency Department.
• An annual volume of 15,600 with a 12% admit rate.
• Diverse patient mix including psych, inmates, and Disneyland visitors including international folks.
• Labor and delivery patients transfer to U.C. Irvine Medical Center.
• STEMI Receiving Center affiliation with Orange County Global.
• Low acuity and great nursing staff.

The Community

• Anaheim, California, is a fantastic place to work and live, offering a strong job market, a wealth of entertainment options, and beautiful Southern California weather.
• Known as the home of Disneyland Resort, Anaheim is a major attraction for visitors, providing world-class entertainment, dining, and shopping.
• For sports fans, the Honda Center and Angel Stadium host professional hockey and baseball games.
• Nearby, residents can enjoy scenic beaches such as Huntington Beach and Newport Beach and explore cultural destinations like the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana.
• Just a short drive away, residents have access to iconic landmarks in Los Angeles, including the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Griffith Observatory.
• With its vibrant atmosphere, proximity to natural beauty, and easy access to cultural landmarks, Anaheim is an incredibly desirable place to call home.

Benefits & Beyond*

Vituity cares about the whole you. With our comprehensive compensation and benefits package, we are mindful of what matters most, and support your needs of today and your plans for the future.

• Superior Health Plan Options
• Dental, Vision, HSA, life and AD&D coverage, and more
• Partnership models allows a K-1 status pay structure, allowing high tax deductions
• Extraordinary 401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth
• Eligible to receive an Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
• EAP and travel assistance included
• Student loan refinancing discounts
• Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees

We are unified around the common purpose of transforming healthcare to improve lives and we believe everyone has a role to play in that. When we work together across sites and specialties as an integrated healthcare team, we exceed the expectations of our patients and the hospitals and clinics we work in. If you are looking to make a difference, from clinical to corporate, Vituity is the place to do it. Come grow with us.

Vituity does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. Vituity is committed to complying with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.

*Visa status applicants benefits vary. Please speak to a recruiter for more details.

Applicants only. No agencies please.

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. 

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. 

When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers. 

Commercial Agency Support Representative– Dallas, TX

Salary: $24.92 per hour-$35.73 per hour/$50,225-$72,000 annually, commensurate to experience

We're looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our Commercial Independent Agency Support Team! As a Commercial IA Support Agent, you will be responsible for assisting GEICO's customer's directly and supporting our agency partners as they sell and service policies!

 

The Commercial IA Support Agent:

• Take incoming calls and provide expert guidance to support the growth of our independent agency channel.

• Be the first contact for agents and their customers: answering coverage and underwriting questions, supporting policy changes, and providing troubleshooting support for both sales and service functions.

This role is for people who want to support business-to-business relations with insurance agents throughout the country. If you are driven and passionate about providing excellent customer support the Commercial Independent Agency Support position is the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum of 3 years of customer service or administrative support experience required

• Preferred experience working in an insurance agency or commercial insurance experience

• P&C General Lines license preferred

• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing

• Ability to troubleshoot applications and escalate as needed

• Ability to work comfortably in a fast-paced, high-volume call center environment

• Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent; college degree or currently pursuing preferred

MEETS the requirements specified below.

• Must be able to, with or without accommodation, perform the essential functions which include, but are not limited to seeing, hearing, typing, and speaking.

• Must be able to speak in a professional manner by telephone.

• Associate must attain and maintain the required licenses issued by the state insurance department.

• Must perform duties at a stationary workstation.

• Must be able to handle heavy call volume and stressful situations.

• Must be able to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, and have strong organization/priority setting skills.

• Must be able to multi-task.

• Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information.

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The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.

Summary:

Supervises and coordinates activities of nursing personnel in multiple patient care units, plans work of assigned units and coordinates activities with other patient care units and related departments.

Responsibilities:

• Organizing and overseeing patient care delivery during an assigned shift; ensuring proper staffing and smooth operations of a patient care unit
• Supervising individual team members; monitoring and providing feedback on performance and addressing training needs
• Documenting daily staffing and administrative records and maintaining compliance with governmental policies and procedures
• Providing direction and support to nursing staff; assists with communications with patients and families

Utilizes the Nursing Process

• Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families
• Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members
• Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice. Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals
• Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s).
• Performs timely reassessment and documentation
• Must be able to perform unit specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for designated unit's patient population

Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

• Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow
• Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process
• Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.

Unit Operations

• Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift
• Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies
• Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.
• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.

Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations

• Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes
• Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities
• Provides evidence-based nursing care
• Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care
• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities.

Leadership

• Serves as a leader of patient care
• Leads team meetings to review progress and performance, ensuring follow-up on previous decisions.
• Gives continuing feedback, recognizes achievement, and recommends improvement.
• Allocates team resources responsibly and equitably, delegates appropriate levels of responsibility and authority, and provides oversight and guidance
• Mediates and resolves conflicts among individuals, groups, and departments.

Clinical Policies and Standards

• Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures
• Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance
• Provides feedback for improvement of procedures
• Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures
• Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques

Health Information Documentation

• Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation
• Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records
• Describes the flow of information between various stations or units
• Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation
• Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy
• Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.

Medical Equipment

• Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility
• Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems
• Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment
• Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety
• Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment

Medical Order Processing

• Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions
• Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders
• Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting
• Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders
• Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each

Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation

• Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care
• Reviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions
• Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff
• Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned
• Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others

Patient Safety

• Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings
• Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings
• Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members
• Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems
• Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others
• Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real time

Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Graduate of a Registered Nursing program, Bachelor Degree preferred or actively pursuing with completion within 2 years
• Minimum of 1-3 years' of clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting
• Incumbents grandfathered based on experience

Experience

• Minimum of 1-3 years' of clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• RN Licensure in state(s) of employment
• ACLS
• BLS

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

Work Schedule:

PRN

Work Type:

Per Diem As Needed