• Monitors accountabilities for the Hospitalist RN teams at each campus. Serves as a clinical and educational role model and mentor.
• Ensures appropriate PDO and holiday coverage to ensure no gap in care processes and communicates any issues to manager.
• Evaluates supervised employees, recommends promotion of supervised employees, and recommends bonuses and awarding of other discretionary rewards to supervised employees.
• Reviews census report daily to ensure prioritization of patients based upon system needs.
• Works with the Hospital Medicine RNs to ensure focus on key metrics to improve performance.
• Liaises between Care Management and Hospitalist providers, works collaboratively to solve patient challenges which includes, but not limited to, financial barriers, religious beliefs and cognitive issues. Acts as an escalation team for Floor Care Managers.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED :

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Three to five years RN experience

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED :

• Master's Degree in Business, Nursing, Health Care Administration, or related degree
• Two to three years of supervisory or management experience
• Acute care experience
• Experience in Case Management, Managed Care, Discharge Planning and Utilization Management
• Case Management training

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED :

• Current valid Florida State Licensure as a RN
• BLS

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION PREFERRED :

• Case Management certification, ACMA (American Case Management Association)/CMSA (Case Management Society of America)

The Hospitalist RN-Lead functions in a supportive role to the Executive Medical Director and Hospital Medicine Leadership Team to support the Hospitalist Strategy and delivery of clinical excellence. The Hospitalist RN-Lead partners with the contracted Hospitalist MD (Medical Doctor)/Provider and other Care Team Leaders to achieve success in achieving the process and outcome measures supporting the Hospitalist Scorecard. The Hospitalist RN Lead will partner with Case Management for escalated issues and complex cases in an effort to help facilitate patient throughput and appropriate discharge placement. In addition to general Hospitalist RN duties, the Hospitalist RN-Lead is responsible for orientation and onboarding new Hospitalist RN's, competencies and setting accountabilities at each campus. The Hospitalist RN-Lead serves as a change agent with the Hospitalist groups and supports conflict resolution. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.