Care Transitions Nurse

Full Time (40 hours/ week)

Days

Why Nebraska Medicine:  

Our shared values reflect who we are and why we’re here and include, Innovation, Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability, Courage and Healing. 

• Competitive Benefits including retirement match contribution, PTO accrual, tuition reimbursement 
• Lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research, and extraordinary patient care 
• Forbes Magazine recognizes us in their list of America’s Top Employers and the Best Employer in Nebraska 

Responsible for coordinating a patient-centered, interdisciplinary plan of care for patients in the acute inpatient care setting. Work collaboratively with internal and external care providers, facilities and agency partners to ensure a coordinated post-acute discharge or treatment plan is in place so to support a seamless transition of care. Responsible for implementing workflows and processes involved in facilitating discharge care planning activities such as arranging for post-acute facility transfers or in-home support services.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of three years nursing experience required.

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) required.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills required.

• Ability to prioritize and make independent clinical judgments required.

• Experience with basic patient care equipment, policy procedure and protocol manuals required.

• Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with an interdisciplinary team required.

• Effective critical thinking/analytical skills required.

• Ability to effectively evaluate care across the continuum required. 

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license required.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required must be from an American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed program (effective for new hires starting January 1, 2023 or later)..

Preferred Qualifications:

• Based on position, certification preferred in one or more of the following areas including Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) , Blood and Marrow Transplant Certified Nurse, Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Oncology Nursing Certification (OCN), Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy and Biotherapy, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) department dependent required, transplant coordination, and/or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) preferred.

• Prior nursing experience in related field preferred.

• Based on position, prior experience in one or more of the following areas including oncology, cardiovascular care, neonatal intensive care, nephrology, solid organ transplantation, general medical/surgical care, emergency care, critical care, med spa, dialysis, interpretation, and explanation of physical/laboratory/screening results preferred.

• Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred.

• Based on position, successful completion of nephrology nurse education program preferred.

• Knowledge of health care financial environment and reimbursement systems preferred.

• Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel preferred.

• Experience with graphic software preferred.

• Experience with patient teaching materials preferred.

• Understanding of related patient registries and data bases preferred.

• Experience leading/supervising a team preferred.