Remote Forensic Rn Jobs in Peoria, IL (NOW HIRING)

Overview
Position eligible for remote work after in house orientation period. Orientation will be located at the Carle Methodist location in Peoria, IL. There will be in person meeting requirements at various times throughout the year.
Facilitates and coordinates all direct admissions, interhospital transfers as well as transfers in accordance with established processes and regulatory (TJC, CMS, EMTALA guidelines). Actively collaborates with providers, nursing, and case management/utilization management to ensure appropriate patient placement for optimal care provision. Assures that all bedded patients (Excluding Behavioral Health and Obstetrical patients) are placed in the appropriate room accommodations and patient status when admitted.
Responsibilities
Assesses and coordinates clinically appropriate bedding of all patients (Excluding Behavioral Health)

• Facilitates bed assignments for scheduled patients, direct admissions, patients being admitted from ER, surgery and all ancillary departments including outpatient observation/outpatients.
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing, and other hospital staff to assure that resources/beds are available, and the patients are placed in the appropriate room accommodation for care needs
• Meets established metric's achieve throughput and monitors progress related to placement and scheduling.
• Responsible for identifying and escalating bedding issues promptly and appropriately to leadership when established time metrics are exceeded.
• Meets established metrics to ensure all rooms are cleaned in a timely manner and notifies EVS by changing the bed status on all Stat and Next cleans.
• Meets with director to review metrics monthly.
• Collects data for process improvement purposes as requested by leadership

Coordinates and facilitates direct admissions, interhospital transfers in accordance with hospital processes and EMTALA guidelines as applicable.

• Obtains information intake from physician offices and facilitates clinical handover as requested on all direct admissions
• Obtains information intake and facilitates recorded telephone communication between sending and receiving physicians and other facility staff on all transfers from outside facilities.
• Maintains current knowledge of and monitors facility compliance with EMTALA guidelines on each applicable transfer, completes documentation per hospital guidelines.
• Performs admission Utilization review on all direct admissions & transfers to support appropriateness of admission. Communicates findings to receiving/admitting physician for use in decision-making as needed.
• Responsible for identifying and escalating direct admission or transfer issues promptly and appropriately to leadership
• Partners with nursing, case management and/or social workers to facilitate smooth out bound transfers to other hospitals, this includes the Emergency Department transfers. Phase 2 will be outbound discharges to long term care facilities.
• Identifies data for process improvement purposes.
• Facilitates recorded three-way calls between referring provider and receiving provider. Provides an assigned bed upon request of transfer prior to provider-to-provider call.
• Facilitates and records the nurse-to-nurse report from sending to receiving hospital unit.
• Clinical admission specialist ensures that requested bed placement is appropriate as identified by the provider-to-provider discussion, and that patient needs can be met.
• Assumes principal responsibility for the coordination of acceptance, admission and transfer, and necessary communication between the referring physician, attending physician and clinical staff
• Ensures the admission requirement form is completed and in the record within 24 hours of admission.
• Works with the sending facility to arrange mode of transportation needed: ground, air stat or routine.

Qualifications
Certifications: Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Education: College Diploma: Nursing; Associate's Degree: Nursing, Work Experience: Nursing
Carle Health Company Overview
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Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Health Alliance™. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
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Salary Range
The compensation range for this position is $33.11per hour - $53.88per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.
Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.