Transitional Care Nurse

Company: Cabell Huntington Hospital
Location: Huntington
Posted on: January 8, 2021

Job Description:

Cabell Huntington Hospital is seeking a part-time Transitional Care Nurse to work with our Home Health Department.The Transitional Care Nurse will work in collaboration with high risk patients and their families/care givers, clinic and hospital providers. The team approach will be utilized to coach and educate patients and caregivers and to encourage an active and informed role in the patient's health plan.Key responsibilities:

• Increase utilization of preventative care
• Reduce emergency room utilization and hospital readmissions
• Create and promote adherence to a care plan developed in coordination wit the patient, PCP, family/care givers
• Increase patients ability for self-management
• Provide medication reconciliation
• Connect patients to relevant community resources with a goal of enhancing patient health, well being, patient satisfaction, and reducing health care costs.Job RequirementsJob & Education Requirements :
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing required
  • Current RN license in WV required
  • Maintains CEUs for licensure
  • Must maintain CPR
  • Ability to be covered with automobile insrance
  • One year of of experience required in a patient care hospital setting, direct knowledge of care management, discharge planning and resource management
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, person to person communication, email/phone communication
  • Local knowledge about common health care and social welfare resources

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