Job Description

Job Description

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Clinical Document Improvement Specialist for a travel nursing job in Bronx, New York.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Clinical Document Improvement Specialist
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Department: Case Management
*Required Certifications: BLS*

- Other Certifications/Specialty certifications requirements?: PRI & SCREEN certifications (can be taken online through the School of Albany- typically take a couple hours for each certification; Cost approx. $300/certification) - Role: Expected to have knowledge of discharge planning and making referrals. Will typically be working on a MS or Tele unit and will split the floor with a Social Worker.
Must be able to function independently on the unit and working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team and patients for discharge planning. Expected to round on the unit with physicians/team. Need to have a positive attitude, be able to critically think, and good time management skills. Utilization Review (UR) is a separate dept- UR will do insurance approvals and arranging transportation
- Case load: Floors typically have 33-40 patients; Most floors are split with 1 CM & 1 SW; Caseload: 17-25 patients. Pilot Floors will have 1 CM & 2 SWs; Caseload: 12-17 patients. Need to be able to handle at least 20 patients. Typically placed on Med-Surg or Tele Floors following Internal Med and Family Med.
- EMR: Allscripts
- Do you require InterQual criteria or Milliman experience: Prefer some knowledge of CarePort, MCG, and/or InterQual. Prefer some Utilization Review experience.
- Is this position for UR, discharge planning, or both?: Discharge planning
- What areas do they cover: Inpatient
- Common types of patients & job duties: Discharge to Home, Community, or SNF. Obtaining housing, Shelter Packets for Homelessness, Hemodialysis packers, KCI referrals for wounds vacs, and more. A binder is provided as a resource.
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must have 1 year of inpatient case management experience. Prefer prior critical care experience
- CM Manager/Supervisor: Manager Reiny
- Shifts & Scheduling: Shifts M-F 8-4:30 (7.5 Hr shifts with a 1 hr lunch). Breaks are per facility policy. Management is supportive of taking a full lunch break.
- Weekend Requirements: Occasionally (rare- with manager approval). Caseload on weekends is different. May be asked to cover multiple units if covering a weekend or a holiday.
- Holiday Requirements: Occasionally (rare- with manager approval)
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Business Casual or Any Color Scrubs except Royal Blue or Maroon (prefer neutral colors); Lab coat provided.
- RT for DC Planning?: N/A
- Pharmacy for DC Planning?: Physicians responsible for Med Rec and sending orders to pharmacy
- Department Specific Orientation: 2 days of Hospital Orientation- will include EMR training; 1-2 wks with a preceptor depending on how fast they can be checked off.

Date Entered On: 9/17/2024

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #490509. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Utilization Review/CDI

About Tact Staff

Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level. 

Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.

Be Adventurous,  Make a Difference , Travel with Tact. 

Be Adventurous -  Becoming a travel nurse or allied professional is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourself, to explore a new place, and try amazing food...

Make a Difference - Nurses and allied professionals make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unnoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses and allied professionals in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do. 

Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want... and don't want in a travel assignment.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Casual work, Immediate start, Shift work,

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