Registered Nurse - Hem/Onc - Outpatient Triage

IU Health • Avon, IN

9d • Onsite

About The Position

IU Health is seeking expert RN's who will have the opportunity to collaborate
with the brightest minds in medicine. At IU Health, you will learn and develop
in significant ways, advancing healthcare for all! Being an IU Health nurse
means building a professional nursing career designed with competitive benefits,
a culture that accepts your outstanding strengths, and supports your personal
and professional goals. If you are seeking an organization where you can engage
expertly, develop clinical expertise, embrace learning, cultivate new
relationships, and fuel your spirit of inquiry, apply today!

The registered professional clinical nurse (RN) is accountable and responsible
for the provision and coordination of competent, evidence-based care along the
care continuum, which includes assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification,
planning, implementation, and evaluation. This position performs duties
associated with phone triage, symptom management, care coordination and may
include direct in- clinic patient care and quality improvement activities. The
incumbent assures completeness of ordered procedure and treatments,
educates/instructs patients concerning procedures, treatments, and needs, and
ensures medical orders are carried out accurately and in a timely manner.
Telephone nursing care involves the establishment of a nurse-patient
relationship and is facilitated by the nursing process.

Triage RN position in Hematology/Oncology Clinic located at IUH West Medical
Office Building.

Requirements

• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA. Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
• Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program.
• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
• Requires ability to coordinate a number of functions for a group of patients in an effective timely manner.
• Requires awareness and understanding of legal implications of patient care activities and performance as a Registered Nurse.
• Requires ability to assess patients without face-to-face interaction.

Nice To Haves

• Two years' experience in an ambulatory setting preferred.
• Knowledge of procedures for performing the functions appropriate to the specific clinical area and familiarity with designated pieces of equipment and supplies.

Responsibilities

• Performs duties associated with phone triage
• Symptom management
• Care coordination
• Direct in- clinic patient care
• Quality improvement activities
• Assures completeness of ordered procedure and treatments
• Educates/instructs patients concerning procedures, treatments, and needs
• Ensures medical orders are carried out accurately and in a timely manner

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree