Triage Nurse – $4,000 Sign-On Bonus! Limited Hybrid Option
Pay Range
Min: $62,836.80 Mid: $75,400.00 Max: $87,963.20
General duties and responsibilities:
• Reviews patient’s history and documents to make an accurate assessment.
• Completes nursing assessment, identifying, and documenting patient problems.
• Assesses nursing home patient history
• Check insurance with scheduling/patient accounts to where procedure can be done
• Check medications and follow-ups per protocol
• Review and obtain Advance Directives
• Obtain copies of medical device cards
• Assigns a triage priority to patients concerns based on available information
• Initiates diagnostic and therapeutic measures as indicated by standing protocols
• Acts as a liaison with patients, family and health professionals
• Coordinates the needs of the patient with supporting departments
• Charts concisely, descriptively to indicate patients progress or lack of progress
• Manages prescription refills per protocol
• Follow direction on Recall system
• Calls for or looks up test results, notifies patients of results in timely manner
• Sets up lab appointments
• Provides appropriate patient education as necessary
• Follows protocols for disease process
• Follows up on resources for patient and disease processes. Keeps physician informed
• Address patient phone inquiries – responds in timely manner
• Completes physicians’ orders per protocols
• Schedules testing at outside facilities
• Professional education – maintains knowledge base by attending mandatory and regular in-services
• Assists with patient referrals
• Demonstrates respect and understanding of confidentiality for patients, staff and others
• Other duties as assigned
Guest Relations:
• Demonstrates courteous and cooperative behavior in work setting; maintains good interpersonal relationships
• Actively participates in the Quality Assessment program
• Cooperates with other departments for coordinating patient care
• Precepts new employees
• Assists in implementing unit changes
• Adapts in changes in assignments and workload as necessitated by staffing changes and patient volumes
• Cooperates with Clinic Supervisor to assure adequate staffing
• Keeps Clinic Supervisor informed of personnel problems
Requirements
Qualifications:
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing
• Current state license to practice as a Registered Nurse or a Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Experience in GI endoscopy preferred.
• Member in GI specialty or other local, state or national professional societies encouraged.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail highly recommended
• Good listening skills
• Must have good attendance
• Maintains Basic Cardiac Life Support certification
Essential Physical Demands:
• Position requires full range of motion, frequent, standing, walking and sitting for extended periods of time
• Requires visual and hearing activity
WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens requiring the use of universal precautions and/ or protective equipment.
• Knowledgeable of potential exposure to hazardous materials (i.e., patient body fluids and disinfectant chemicals).
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Min: $62,836.80 Mid: $75,400.00 Max: $87,963.20
General duties and responsibilities:
• Reviews patient’s history and documents to make an accurate assessment.
• Completes nursing assessment, identifying, and documenting patient problems.
• Assesses nursing home patient history
• Check insurance with scheduling/patient accounts to where procedure can be done
• Check medications and follow-ups per protocol
• Review and obtain Advance Directives
• Obtain copies of medical device cards
• Assigns a triage priority to patients concerns based on available information
• Initiates diagnostic and therapeutic measures as indicated by standing protocols
• Acts as a liaison with patients, family and health professionals
• Coordinates the needs of the patient with supporting departments
• Charts concisely, descriptively to indicate patients progress or lack of progress
• Manages prescription refills per protocol
• Follow direction on Recall system
• Calls for or looks up test results, notifies patients of results in timely manner
• Sets up lab appointments
• Provides appropriate patient education as necessary
• Follows protocols for disease process
• Follows up on resources for patient and disease processes. Keeps physician informed
• Address patient phone inquiries – responds in timely manner
• Completes physicians’ orders per protocols
• Schedules testing at outside facilities
• Professional education – maintains knowledge base by attending mandatory and regular in-services
• Assists with patient referrals
• Demonstrates respect and understanding of confidentiality for patients, staff and others
• Other duties as assigned
Guest Relations:
• Demonstrates courteous and cooperative behavior in work setting; maintains good interpersonal relationships
• Actively participates in the Quality Assessment program
• Cooperates with other departments for coordinating patient care
• Precepts new employees
• Assists in implementing unit changes
• Adapts in changes in assignments and workload as necessitated by staffing changes and patient volumes
• Cooperates with Clinic Supervisor to assure adequate staffing
• Keeps Clinic Supervisor informed of personnel problems
Requirements
Qualifications:
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing
• Current state license to practice as a Registered Nurse or a Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Experience in GI endoscopy preferred.
• Member in GI specialty or other local, state or national professional societies encouraged.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail highly recommended
• Good listening skills
• Must have good attendance
• Maintains Basic Cardiac Life Support certification
Essential Physical Demands:
• Position requires full range of motion, frequent, standing, walking and sitting for extended periods of time
• Requires visual and hearing activity
WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens requiring the use of universal precautions and/ or protective equipment.
• Knowledgeable of potential exposure to hazardous materials (i.e., patient body fluids and disinfectant chemicals).
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