Registered Nurse (Nurse Physician Liaison)

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Job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Act as a liaison between physicians and nursing/ancillary staff.
• Document tentative plan of care and disposition for patients.
• Document discharge planning for in-patients on assigned medicine teams.
• Document Home Nursing/Hospice plans and referrals.
• Plan for discharge/transfer of patients and completes discharge note in CPRS.
• Disseminate a list of daily discharges with disposition plans to multidisciplinary discharge team.
• Oversee the Discharge Expediter and communicates updates throughout day as to patient discharge needs.
• Serve as a nurse/physician advocate.
• Serve as an educator to inpatient physicians regarding CPRS and hospital policies and procedures.
• Provide individualized patient care consistent with identified knowledge of patient's strengths and limitations.
• Is proactive in identifying potential crisis situations and responds appropriately.
• Initiate referrals and/or consultations as appropriate to achieve the multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Function as a consult person to physicians, nursing and other personal for complex patient care issues.
• Function as an inpatient case manager, insures that post hospitalization follow-up and discharge needs are completed prior to patient discharge.
• Arrange for procedures, scheduling of diagnostic tests, and transportation home.
• Complete consults and forms for home oxygen and O2 flight orders.
• Work closely with assigned physicians to determine best plan of care for patient.
• Order supplies for assigned patients (i.e. Wound care, PICC line, home infusion, and enteral feedings).
• Collaborate with assigned Pharm D for Coumadin/Enoxaparin therapy follow-up.
• Work closely with IT to coordinate the computer needs for the Medicine Service.
• Assist with training and administrative orientation for house staff and faculty.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Monday - Friday

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This is not a virtual position.

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