PreAdmission Coordinator/Discharge Nurse (Full Time Days)
Days Full Time
Olathe Medical Center Main Hospital 20333 W. 151st St.
Position Summary / Career Interest:
Coordinates and conducts The Birth Place (TBP) preadmission visits for expectant parents. Job duties include: scheduling tours and tracking participation data collection and analysis and patient education. This individual interacts closely with physicians & physician office staff to coordinate preadmission visits and transfer of patient records. Is the primary contact for establishing an OMC / Patient relationship prior to admission. Assures information and education are provided prior to the patients admission and identifies risk factors special health needs special access needs prior to admission to facilitate a quick and efficient admission process.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions- Collaborates with physicians and their office staff ancillary departments and community resources to coordinate services and improve communication and processes.
- Obtains admission health information and medical history. Completes accurate medication reconciliation. Identifies risk factors and special care needs and communicates appropriately. Obtains signatures on consents provides education on TBP stay provides resource information as needed.
- Maintains confidential patient prenatal records and files. Accurately enters patient data into electronic medical record. Maintains resource files.
- Coordinates schedules and conducts tours and collects signin sheets as directed.
- Provides patient referrals to hospital and community resources based on risk factors and patient needs identified.
- Provides patient and family education on antenatal procedures labor and delivery processes procedures and expectations and standard postpartum and neonatal care.
- Collects and reports data for various statistical reports improvement projects and needs. Reviews statistics and uses information to improve services provided.
- Coordinates care specifically complex cases with CNS nursing staff physician and ancillary departments.
- Works with Marketing Department to promote the PreAdmission Program and tours throughout the community.
- Keeps current with community and national changes and trends as they apply to delivering women and provides suggestions and ideas to continually improve services provided at OMC.
- Crosstrained within TBP to assist as needed.
- Must be able to perform the professional clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience- Associate Degree Nursing
- Obstetric clinical nursing experience
Preferred Education and ExperienceRequired Licensure and Certification- Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) Single State State Board of Nursing (Kansas) or compact license
Time Type:
Full time
Job Requisition ID:
R41525
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a persons race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin ancestry age 40 or older) disability veteran status or genetic information.
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