NURSE CLINICIAN - PRE ADMISSION TESTING - CASUAL

Casual position - DAYLIGHT HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY

Job Summary:
Responsible to facilitate an efficient, clinically effective interface between the patient, the medical staff, and the health care team to ensure quality, customer focused preadmission testing processes. Through utilizing a working knowledge of clinical diagnosis, procedure/setting appropriateness and treatment, the Nurse Clinician will provide for patient assessment, testing, education, and the development of a plan of care. The nurse will ensure adequate testing and appropriate patient follow up through collaboration with the medical staff. In addition, Case Management policies and procedures and reference guides are applied to provide maximum reimbursement to the facility through appropriate insurance coverage, authorizations and referrals. The Preadmission Nurse Clinician functions as a liaison between all members of the health care team internally and externally to ensure coordination of quality patient care.

Education
Minimum:
Graduate of a Registered Nurse Program
Preferred:
Bachelor Degree in Nursing
Registration/Certification/Licensure:
Current PA RN license and Healthcare Provider CPR
Experience
Minimum:
Three years recent clinical experience.
Preferred:
Perioperative and managed care, Case Management, and/or Utilization Review experience.
Other Requirements:
Excellent communication skills and skills in customer service.
Status:
Non-Exempt
Physical Requirements:
The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted:
Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)
Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)
Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)
NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.
Non-Material Handling
Standing* - Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - FREQUENT
Walking - Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - FREQUENT
Sitting* - Body remains in a seated position - FREQUENT
Stooping - To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - OCCASIONAL
Bending* - To flex the upper body forward - FREQUENT
Twisting - To rotate the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL
Climbing - To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - N/A
Ladders - To ascend and descend ladders - N/A
Stairs - To ascend and descend stairs - OCCASIONAL
Kneeling - To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees - N/A
Squatting - To move the body downwards by bending both knees - OCCASIONAL
Crouching - To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs - OCCASIONAL
Crawling - To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees - N/A
Reaching Horizontal - To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - FREQUENT
Reaching Overhead - To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - OCCASIONAL
Grasping - Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - FREQUENT
Finger Manipulation - To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - FREQUENT
Seeing - Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT
Hearing - Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT
Repetitive Upper Extremity Use - Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - N/A
Repetitive Lower Extremity Use - Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - CONSTANT
Material Handling
Pushing* - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person
OCCASIONAL
20# - 50#
Pulling* - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person
OCCASIONAL
20# - 50#
Lift - Floor to Waist
OCCASIONAL
20# - 50#
Lift - Waist to shoulder
FREQUENT
10# - 20#
Lift - Shoulder to overhead
OCCASIONAL
Up to 20#
Carrying - To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet)
OCCASIONAL
Up to 20#
Environmental Factors
Working alone - OCCASIONAL
Working in cramped quarters - N/A
Constant interruptions - FREQUENT
Working with hands in water - OCCASIONAL
Use of power tools - N/A
Working on ladders/scaffolding - N/A
Exposure to vibration - N/A
Exposure to dust - N/A
Exposure to noise (constant) - N/A
Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc) - OCCASIONAL
Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing - N/A
Exposure to slippery walking surfaces - N/A
Exposure to solvents, grease, oils - N/A
Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift) - OCCASIONAL
Working with bloodborne pathogens - FREQUENT
Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand
Physical
Demand
Met
Level
Examples of similar activity intensity
Sedentary to
Light
0 - 3.5 Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work.
Medium 3.6 - 6.3
House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf
(carrying clubs).
Heavy to Very
Heavy
> 6.4
Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.
As relates to this position:
Sedentary to Light - FREQUENT
Medium - N/A
Heavy to Very Heavy - N/A