Provide specialized care to specific patient populations to optimize care and experience. Coordinates the plan of care and acts as a liaison between providers, departments, other healthcare professionals and schedulers to coordinate testing, scheduling, referrals etc.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
2. State criminal background check and Federal (if applicable), as required for regulated areas.
3. Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
EXPERIENCE:
1. Two years’ experience as an RN ORfive years’ experience as an LPN required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Bachelor's Degree innursing(BSN)
2. Certification relevant to the specialized care they will be providing.
CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.
1 Provides hands on assistance according tothedepartment, patient and provider needs,including but not limited to assisting with procedures, performing tests,preparing oradministering patient medications, obtaining specimens.
2 Act as first contact for patients,providing triaging and medical advice where applicable.
3 Coordinatesthe plan of careand acts as a liaison between providers, departments, other healthcare professionals and schedulers to coordinate testing, scheduling, referrals etc.
4 Monitors and manages patient’s appointments, testing and labs necessary for thepatient population.
5 Assists with obtaining prior-authorizations for thepatient population.
6 Prepares educational material for patient use. Educatesand counselspatients concerningmedical condition, medication or treatment.
7 Providesspecialized nursing assistance in research efforts when applicable.
8 Provides advice, education and consultation services to nursing staff of any unit that care for the same patient population
9 Attends conferences or educational opportunities to ensure up to date knowledge.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Heavy/Hard work Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching,
positioning of patients, standing, walking, carrying of patients, materials and equipment weighing
35+lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Position is frequently exposed to blood and bodily fluids; possible exposure to harmful toxins. There is regular exposure to communicable disease.
2. Travel may be necessary in departments with multiple locations.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Additional Job Description:
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Shift:
Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Exempt)
Company:
BMC Berkeley Medical Center
Cost Center:
7920 BMC HVI Martinsburg
Address:
2000 Foundation Way Suite 3100MartinsburgWest Virginia
Equal Opportunity Employer
West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.
The West Virginia University Health System, which operates under the brand WVU Medicine, is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer with more than 3,400 licensed beds, 4,600 providers, 35,000 employees, and $7 billion in total operating revenues. The Health System is comprised of 25 hospitals – including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, an 880-bed academic medical center, and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia – and five institutes. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org.
