Near Patient Nurse

Job title:

Near Patient Nurse

Company:

International SOS

Job description

International SOS is the world’s leading medical and security services company with over 12,000 employees working in 1,000 locations in 90 countries. International SOS Government Services administers the TRICARE Overseas Program providing high-quality, accessible health care services for U.S. Military service members, family members, retirees, and other eligible beneficiaries overseas.About the roleLOCATION: Pordenone, ItalyWe are currently looking for a Nurse (known internally as a Near Patient Nurse) to deliver our Near Patient Program in Italy, supporting our TRICARE contract. This role is to be based in and cover Pordenone.Our Nurses provide medical case management and communication when a patient is requiring care from a local public/private healthcare provider. The Nurse will work collaboratively with the provider to manage the care of the patient keeping them at the center of all considerations. Escalations to senior Near Patient Team members including the Near Patient Nurse Team Lead and the Near Patient Physician Lead will be required based on the clinical findings.You will travel to local general hospitals and specialists sites around the Pordenone area with around 50% of your time traveling and 50% of the time working from home.Key responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive In-patient clinical case management for a patient where they will be completing status reports upon admission and whilst the patient remains admitted to the provider.
• In the pursuit of medical updates, the Nurse may visit the provider, or assist with calling providers or treating doctors for medical information for geographically remote cases as required.
• Be prepared to liaise with providers and patients, to obtain detailed clinical information including past medical history to allow for accurate on-going case management.
• Where the Nurse feels care is suboptimal, not necessary, or potentially harmful to the patient the Nurse must escalate such matters to the Near Patient Physician Lead or Near Patient Regional Medical Director for discussion.
• Upon discharge, support when required with the Near Patient Medical Collection Team to obtain the discharge summary and hospital records from the provider, ensuring that the medical information correlates with the information obtained during admission and update the medical records accordingly.
• Provide, when feasible, on-site patient support services such as ad hoc language support and chaperone services when visiting health care providers.
• Establish and maintain the relationships with providers; leveraging these relationships for clinical quality assurance and oversight

About you

• Provide comprehensive In-patient clinical case management for a patient where they will be completing status reports upon admission and whilst the patient remains admitted to the provider.
• In the pursuit of medical updates, the Nurse may visit the provider, or assist with calling providers or treating doctors for medical information for geographically remote cases as required.
• Be prepared to liaise with providers and patients, to obtain detailed clinical information including past medical history to allow for accurate on-going case management.
• Where the Nurse feels care is suboptimal, not necessary, or potentially harmful to the patient the Nurse must escalate such matters to the Near Patient Physician Lead or Near Patient Regional Medical Director for discussion.
• Upon discharge, support when required with the Near Patient Medical Collection Team to obtain the discharge summary and hospital records from the provider, ensuring that the medical information correlates with the information obtained during admission and update the medical records accordingly.
• Provide, when feasible, on-site patient support services such as ad hoc language support and chaperone services when visiting health care providers.
• Establish and maintain the relationships with providers; leveraging these relationships for clinical quality assurance and oversight

Benefits

• Warm, supportive and open company culture
• Structured career development track, with opportunities for progression and advancement
• An opportunity to thrive in a global environment
• We celebrate diversity on a global scale and encourage every colleague to bring their personal best by creating an environment of inclusion and equal support

#Europe #LI-HybridAt International SOS, we offer a great working environment, thanks to our commitment to flexible working, diversity, and development. We encourage every person to be their personal best by creating an environment of inclusion, equality and support.International SOS has been recognised as a Top Employer in the UK by the Top Employer’s Institute (TEI) for 2024.

Expected salary

Location

Milano

Job date

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:10:15 GMT

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