Weekend Clinic Nurse

We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

This job functions as the liaison and communicator with the patient, caregivers, healthcare providers, and multi-disciplinary team members, as well as post-acute care and third party payers. It discusses alternative care options with patient/caregivers and the multi-disciplinary team, assists with discharge planning needs, and facilitates movement along the healthcare continuum to ensure quality, cost‑effective outcomes are achieved in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

The contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.

Required - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Preferred - Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Work Experience

Required - 2 years of nursing experience.

Required - Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice.

Proficiency in using computers, software, and web‑based applications.

Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.

Ability to work a flexible work schedule (e.g., 24/7, weekend, holiday, on call availability) and travel throughout and between facilities.

Provides continuity of care by ensuring smooth transitions between care settings.

Develops relationships with patients and their multidisciplinary team to facilitate and/or navigate through subsequent treatment and follow‑up to reflect continuity of care.

Manages high risk, complex patient care with the goal of minimizing readmission.

Works closely with physicians to coordinate patient’s care plan communication; works with multidisciplinary team to maintain and implement an up‑to‑date coordinated patient‑centered care plan; communicates with all members of the healthcare team as patient advocate.

Prepares, executes, and reinforces post‑discharge care plan.

Identifies barriers to care in an effort to elicit changes in processes for patients navigating the continuum of care.

Collaborates with leadership to review processes with the goal of improving the clinical experience for referred patients and the referring physician.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

Physical and Environmental Demands
or when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

The incumbent works in a patient care area; There may be an occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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