Registered Nurse

Job Description

Registered Nurse - Oncology

Washington DC NW

MUST :

Experienced Registered Nurse

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required

Bachelor's degree in nursing required

1-2 Years Leadership Experience Required And

1-2 years Specialty experience required and

5-7 Years Experience Required

Washington DC Registered Nurse Lic required.

BLS required

DUTIES :

Reviews, develops and implements a plan to improve patient flow through the unit to facilitate clinical efficiency, physician efficiency, patient satisfaction and department productivity.

Represents the departmental nursing and ancillary staff in the appropriate hospital committees and meetings. Interfaces with MedStar Hospital Administration in order to represent and keep the unit staff informed of hospital issues, voice concerns, and develop an awareness of the activities of the unit.

Ensures that the department is in compliance with THE JOINT COMMISSION and DCRA standards and maintains those standards on a daily basis.

Monitors and ensures that all professional, regulatory, and organizational standards are met.

Directs and coordinates all functions and activities related to the clinical operations of the department on a daily basis.

Evaluate, investigate, and implement methods to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the daily operations of the unit to increase customer satisfaction and department productivity.

Meets regularly with the Department Heads of both clinical and ancillary departments to ensure the efficient and effective daily operations of the Center for the department.

Coordinates PI and QA functions and activities of the unit. Documents PI measures, outcomes, and processes. Prepares information for submission to the hospital scorecard system and other required reporting systems.

Performs personnel management functions for the unit. This includes interviewing, hiring, scheduling, counseling, evaluating, and terminating employees as delegated by or with the Administrator of the department.

Maintains personnel files for the Clinical Nursing staff to ensure compliance with Licensure and employee health requirements in addition to annual competencies for the clinical staff.

Provides case management to a group of patients providing specific assessments according to protocols and procedures, clinical competence in procedural skills, treatments, and patient / caregiver education related to the procedure and / or post-procedure management.

Manages and / or coordinates all aspects of the revenue cycle including inquiry conversion, scheduling, registration, treatment authorization, documentation, coding, charge entry, billing, collections and, denial processes.

Implements audit and reconciliation processes to ensure accuracy.

Participates in monitoring and controlling assigned operational and capital budgets within administrative / departmental guidelines

Performs other duties and responsibilities that are appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description and are not to be considered all-inclusive.

Quadrant, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Quadrant is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability.

Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities.