Clinical Access Nurse - RN (PRN, Evening/Nights)

Job Summary

At Our Lady of Lourdes we offer you much more than just a job in the healthcare industry. We offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As a Catholic hospital, we are here to create a spirit of healing - and we invite you to join our team today if you would like to be part of that spirit. In addition to competitive salaries and generous benefits, we offer you something special - the chance to do God's work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community, every day.

Job Summary: The Clinical Access Supervisor will be the preliminary step of the utilization management process and the access point for admissions. Ensures the coordination of patient care and resource utilization at the time of access to Lourdes. The Clinical Access Supervisor will have an understanding of CMS requirements and guidelines to facilitate appropriate admissions, as well as managed care contracts associated with Lourdes. Serves as a resource in the areas of direct admissions, emergency admissions, transfers from outside facilities, and elective surgery/procedure scheduling and functions as a liaison between admissions, surgery scheduling, physicians and Medical Management. The Clinical Access Supervisor also supervises and coordinates activities of departmental staff, participates in planning work of unit assignments and coordinates activities with other patient care units and related departments. Also supports compliance with existing criteria and guidelines that ensure appropriate resource utilization.

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System