How You'll Help Transform Healthcare:

• Organizes, formulates and coordinates a multi-disciplinary approach to the patient population for achievement of optimum outcomes.
• Assesses, implements, and coordinates patient care plans including, but not limited to: assess referrals to ensure appropriateness of admission/appointment; criteria is met; patient discharge ongoing care with documentation of patient education and instructions; screening of referrals to ensure appropriate patient placement in programs; ensuring patients and/or family members understand the plan of care; preparing the patient and family for ongoing post discharge care; and responding to patients' needs and concerns.
• Problem solves to facilitate effective outcomes and resolves complaints, issues, or concerns.
• Plans, implements and coordinates strategies through evidence-based practices to support quality patient care; and improve outcomes (e.g.. length of stay, turn-around time, resource consumption).
• Develops, collects, analyzes and evaluates data as needed to identify trends. Presents findings and makes recommendations for performance and quality improvement, JCAHO/regulatory agency requirements, and tracking patient outcomes aimed at accomplishing department and organization goals.
• Serves as advocate for patient, protector of patient's rights, and provider of psychological/social/cultural support.
• Integrates patient's individual religious/ spiritual, ethnic and cultural beliefs into the plan of care.
• Develops, implements, coordinates and provides continuing education for the department, staff, patients, and families, as well as protocols to support standardization of care.
• Assesses and provides education. Education is specific to the need of the patient and well documented.
• Education is incorporated into the plan of care and includes physicians, staff, population specific representatives about patient care options.
• Serves as a liaison between department staff, patients and families, physicians, external vendors/partners to ensure a collaborative approach to care for patients and families.

What We Require:

Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required. Bachelor's degree Preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 3 years RN experience required. At least 2 years experience in relevant specialty or department, as defined by the department, desired. (ex: hospital setting, vascular, rehab, long term care, home health, cardiology, ambulatory, surgery)

Licensure, certification, and/or registration: Current VA RN license required. Must successfully complete orientation and competency requirement.

Must obtain and maintain appropriate certifications as defined by the department.

• BLS-HCP required within 1 year of hire or at time of hire
• ACLS, Conscious Sedation, CCRN, ONC, Pain Management and other modality specific certifications (ex: Cardiology, Surgery, Orthopedics, Vascular) certifications desired.

Valid Virginia, or state specific, drivers license required for employees working in Home Health or departments where the work requires traveling.

Other Minimum Qualifications:

Effective interpersonal, communication, and team-working skills required. Strong critical thinking, conflict resolution, organization and effective judgement abilities required. Must successfully complete orientation and competency validation requirements. Must be able to meet essential job functions. Designated areas may require Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid and other third party payor regulations

* Position is deemed emergency personnel during emergency weather conditions.

About Carilion

Below are our core values that we strive to embody and expect of all our team members:

Collaboration: Working together with purpose to achieve shared goals.

Commitment: Unwavering in our quest for exceptional quality and service.

Compassion: Putting heart into everything we do.

Courage: Doing what's right for our patients without question.

Curiosity: Fostering creativity and innovation in our pursuit of excellence.

Requisition Number: 145723
Employment Status: Full time
Location: Carilion Clinic Orthopaedic Surgery - New River Valley (Institute for Orthopaedics and Neurosciences)
Shift: Day
Shift Details: M-F, 8-5, Flexible Scheduling Options.
Recruiter: EMILY F ALLEN
Recruiter Phone:
Recruiter Email: efallen@carilionclinic.org
For more information, contact the HR Service Center at 1-800-599-2537.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Carilion Clinic is a drug-free workplace.

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