Registered Nurse II-Health

Job Description Summary

General

Provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). Directs and leads other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards of care and practice. Provide patient/family centered care using the nursing process and focusing on the physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs. This includes providing for the assessment, development of nursing diagnoses, outcome identification, planning, implementation of interventions, coordination of care, health teaching and promotion and evaluation of goals and interventions consistent with the policies of MUSC. Maintains a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment through ensuring patient privacy and responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior. Demonstrates the ability to function in a professional setting through active participation in a professional practice model. This includes participating in shared governance, adherence to standards of care, participation in peer review and professional development promoting leadership and clinical excellence, effective team skills, autonomous practice and acknowledgment of accountability for actions and critical thinking. Coordinates the effective and efficient delivery of patient care services through the application of care management principles. Identifies clinical priorities and initiates action to improve patient outcomes. Demonstrates ability to function in a professional practice model through active participation in shared governance, promotion of a healthy work environment and acceptance of personal responsibility for professional growth.

Clinic Specific:

Complete telephone intake for patients seeking assessment at MUSC Health Center for Eating Disorders. Use clinical judgment to assess health status of potential patients and consult with medical director to identify patients in need of more emergent assessment Serves as primary contact for medical team within CFED and referring physicians/other clinicians Triage patient and parent calls, respond to medical concerns within scope of practice, work with medical providers to address as needed Help medical team to maintain efficiency with call response time and patient requests Participate in weekly clinical team meetings with multi-disciplinary team of medical providers, therapists, dietitian Assist patients and families with admission to more intensive eating disorder treatment when needed, including intensive outpatient, partial hospital, residential and inpatient treatment Safely perform technical skills within area of practice (including vital signs, gown weights, orthostatic vital signs, clinical assessment if acute concerns at therapist/RD visit). Manage medication refills, prior authorizations, and related tasks. Complete Certificate of Medical Need (CMN) and other DME and care coordination as needed. Maintain up to date patient information in EHR (including creating and updating patient accounts, insurance information, medications, allergies and pharmacy information). Perform regular testing of medical equipment as per hospital policies, work with central supply to maintain adequate stock of medical supplies. Coordinate relevant medical records receipt from referring providers, outside hospitals, including growth charts. Support patients in navigating insurance company processes as related to eating disorder care, including initiating single-case agreements and seeking authorization for higher levels of care. Identify policies, procedure and workflows to decrease safety risks in handoffs and collaboration of care. Maintain readiness for regulatory surveys. Demonstrate hand washing according to policy. Utilize standard precautions, contact isolation and respiratory isolation according to policy. Support medical staff in scheduling, coordinating follow up, confirming appointments as needed when other scheduling team members are not available

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC000407 CHS - Eating Disorder Program (IOP)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-28

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

General

Provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). Directs and leads other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards of care and practice. Provide patient/family centered care using the nursing process and focusing on