Pre-Procedure Assessment Nurse
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- Nursing
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- May 21, 2021 Post Date
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- 2002714B Requisition #
About Children’s Minnesota
Children’s Minnesota is the seventh largest pediatric health system in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s serves kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, 12 primary and specialty care clinics and six rehabilitation sites. Additionally, Children’s is Minnesota's only Level I pediatric trauma center inside a hospital dedicated solely to children. In 2018 Children’s Minnesota was verified as a Level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons. Children’s maintains its longstanding commitment to the community to improve children’s health by providing high-quality, family-centered pediatric services and advancing those efforts through research and education. This work is made possible in large part by generous philanthropic and volunteer support from individuals and organizations throughout the state and region. An award-winning health system, Children’s received Magnet® recognition from The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in 2018 and is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Please visit childrensMN.org.
Department Overview
The pre-procedure assessment center is a team of nurses working prior to hospital arrival with all patients and families to ensure a consistent, comprehensive preparation for anesthesia. This team works through review of patient medical records, verbal conversation with parents, use of multiple patient digital health platforms and as members of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team. Collaborating with multi-disciplinary team to holistically meet needs of the patient and family, this professional nursing team decreases risk to the patient planning to receive anesthesia and decreases delays and cancelation of surgical procedures.
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Position Summary
The Pre Procedure Assessment Center Registered Nurse works to prepare patients and families for upcoming procedures prior to hospital arrival. Working with families in a multi modal manner, a combination of digital health platforms and telephonic platforms are utilized. This role is responsible to facilitate family participation in digital health platforms, serving as an expert in the utilization of these platforms. Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team, outside clinics and resources to ensure comprehensive coverage of all aspects of pre hospital care and possible needs post procedure that require advance planning. This role considers all aspects of the patient and family needs; prompt patient pre registration, insurance coverage, prior authorization, patient education, post procedure home needs, social and financial resources and other assignments as delegated. This position is located within the Peri-op Pre Procedure Assessment Center environment and has no direct patient interaction.
*Preferred pediatric nursing certification
*Preferred: fluent in written and speaking; Spanish or Somali
*Pre-op, phase2 nursing experience,3 years within the past 5 years
Education:
*BSN/BAN
Knowledge/Skills and Abilities:
*Excellent critical thinking skills; demonstration of leadership abilities and an established history of independent decision making
*Understanding of and adherence to organizational risk, compliance, regulatory and accrediting bodies guidelines
*Technical knowledge and competence with varying web based health platforms
*Familiarity with revenue cycle management including GE Centricity billing management, patient demographics, reporting and analytics
*Familiarity with CPT and diagnostic coding
*Familiarity with centralized scheduling and registration
*Experience with facilitation and coordination of prior authorization
*Experience providing peri-operative education to patients and families telephonically and
*Prefer experience with providing peri-operative education to patients and families with digital patient health platforms
*Extensive experience with complex pediatric patients and families
*Collaborative team member with history of excellent interactions with members of the care team; patients, families, staff, providers and all departments within the organization
*Extensive experience with pre anesthetic evaluations including coordination of pre operative consultations, laboratory studies and diagnostic imaging
*Ability to coordinate necessary pre operative patient information; history and physical, anesthesia risk assessment and check list, texting platform, registration and insurance information
*Understanding of patient insurance and implications of payor mix, public and private insurance coverage including referral to appropriate financial resources
*Ability to proactively anticipate appropriate services, equipment and supplies to provide a safe discharge plan
*Ability to assess and immediately address issues related to social determinants of health including inside referrals to social work and or consultation with risk management
*Identify, prevent and remedy health harming factors that are rooted in legal problems including access to essential benefits, education, housing and utilities and issues surrounding guardianship by referral to Children's Healthcare Legal Partnership (HLP)
*Knowledge of financial implications of inadequate insurance coverage to both the family and organization
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children's requires proof of immunity to vaccine preventable infectious diseases prior to employment, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Children’s Minnesota is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities to all applicants. EO M/F/Disability/Vet Employer.