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Acute Care Nurse - HCT (RN)
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- The ACN role also involves establishing relationships with patients' families and caregivers, PCP, specialists, other care providers, social workers, other case managers and nurses, acute and post-acute facilities, home health companies, and health plans.
- observation status Performs daily rounds on our patients in selected hospitals, Emergency Departments, subacute facilities, Long Term Acute Care Settings, Inpatient Rehab Facility where access allows.
- Documents utilization reviews, discharge plans, conversations with physicians, family/caregivers, names of family members/POA/Healthcare surrogate/caregivers and contact phone numbers per policy and procedures including established formats/forms in HITS. Schedules 4 Day PCP follow up appointment prior to discharge and communicate this information to the patient/caregiver, hospital staff.
- LPN/LVN Specific Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities Refers any suspected quality of care issues to Medical Director-Hospital and Community Care Team (Medical Director Hospital Care Team) or PCP. Creates the discharge plan using CMS guidelines and available benefits.
- Provides standardized patient education related to patient's reason for admission and for readmission prevention.
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