Registered Nurse Discharge/Admit

Job Description:

The RN Clinical Expanded Role will serve as a service line specialist, focusing on one area of expertise within a specific hospital or care site department. This role is responsible for identifying, coordinating, and evaluating projects and assignments related to their specialty. The RN Clinical Expanded Role provides clinical expertise, consultation, education, and research to their designated area, acting as a change agent by accepting and facilitating change. The incumbent is proactive and assumes a clinical leadership position.

Posting Specifics

• Benefits Eligible: Yes

• Shift Details: Part time (20 budgeted hours). Monday - Friday, 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm. No nights, weekends or holidays! Scheduled days will vary.

• Unit/Location: Intermountain Medical Center

• Preferred Qualifications: RN with 2 years of experience preferred. Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary care teams. Highly organized and skilled at managing multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and clinical decision-making skills with a focus on delivering safe, efficient, and patient-centered care.

Additional Information: This position focuses on admissions and discharges, as well as identifying and removing barriers that may delay discharge. The nurse in this role will be assigned 3–4 acute care units and will collaborate closely with the charge nurse, bedside nurse, and care manager to ensure all discharge milestones are met and patients are discharged safely. This role will be responsible to assist in achieving the following KPI's: 

• Decrease in ED to admit times

• Decrease the number of declined transfers

• Increase the percentage of patients discharged within two hours

• Increase the percentage of patients removed from the computer within 15 minutes 

• Decrease Left Without Being Treated Percentage 

Essential Functions

• Provides expertise in specialty areas; participates in clinical programs and policy development; supports standardization of care protocols.
• Educate and mentor nursing staff and other healthcare professionals on best practices and new developments in the specialty area. Uses research to improve nursing practice and develop care standards.
• Represents department on committees and works with healthcare team to coordinate and optimize patient care. Acts as consultant and liaison to healthcare team, patients, families, and community.
• Promote and integrate evidence-based practices into clinical care, staying current with the latest research and advancements in specialty area.
• Directs and coordinates care team; provides or delegates care according to plan and licensure guidelines; manages time, supplies, and resources.
• Promotes nursing profession; integrates legal and ethical standards; practices within scope of licensure, complies with regulatory standards and documentation requirements.
• Uses assessment data and critical thinking to develop individualized care plans; involves patients, families, and team members.
• Reviews patient response to interventions; revises care plans as needed based on goal achievement and satisfaction.

Skills

• Patient Care
• Nursing
• Care Planning
• Clinical Nursing
• Interdisciplinary Teams
• Nursing Practice
• Teaching
• Documentations
• Leadership

Minimum Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in state of practice.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will be verified). Registered Nurses (RNs) hired or promoted into this role must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four years of their hire or promotion date. If there is an existing education agreement, that agreement will take precedence.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for Healthcare Providers
• Unit specific certification as required (i.e., ACLS, PALS, etc.).
  (Applicants must either have required additional certifications (e.g., ACLS, PALs, NRP) upon hire or must obtain them within a specified timeframe determined by service line and department guidelines.)
• One year of clinical nursing experience.
• Demonstrated experience in assigned clinical area.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide nursing staff.

Preferred Qualifications