Your future role at a glance
Location: Pensacola, FL
Facility: Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola
Department: Pre Surgery
Schedule: Day | PRN
Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.
Benefits that help you thrive
- Retirement: 403(b) plan
- Well-being support: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
How you’ll make an impact in this role
Evaluate clinical reports and patient acuity against facility bed availability to assign appropriate levels of care, collaborating closely with nursing units and multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal outcomes.
Facilitate direct communication between requesting and specialty physicians, transmitting critical clinical documentation to receiving units and maintaining complete medical/legal records for statistical and process improvement purposes.
Initiate early care management by coordinating pre-registration, verifying insurance coverage, and educating admitting physicians on procedural and financial impacts tied to managed care policies.
Build strategic relationships with external referral sources, track satisfaction and access metrics to drive quality improvement, and deliver cross-departmental training on intake procedures
What minimum requirements you’ll need
Licensure / Certification / Registration:
- BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart
Association or American Red Cross accepted. - Registered Nurse credentialed from the Florida Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job
transfer date required. Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Florida required. Credentialed from State Board of Nursing
or current home state license for multi-state license recognition "Compact State" obtained prior to
hire date or job transfer date required.
Education:
- Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of
hire.
Equal employment opportunity employer
Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.
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