Registered Nurse RN Oncology Triage

Banner Health

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Banner Health recently earned Great Place To Work® Certification™. This recognition reflects our investment in workplace excellence and the happiness, satisfaction, wellbeing and fulfilment of our team members. Find out how we’re constantly improving to make Banner Health the best place to work and receive care. At Banner MD Anderson, patients experience customized, comprehensive and compassionate cancer care. We travel through the cancer journey with patients, supporting their unique medical and personal needs every step of the way. We believe patient care is most effective when it’s truly collaborative. Our evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach brings together physicians from all cancer specialties to provide highly coordinated and compassionate care. As a Registered Nurse for Oncology Telehealth, you'll work alongside physicians and healthcare staff dedicated to providing a positive patient experience. You'll evaluate a patient's physical and emotional health, as well as their medical history and Collaborate with physicians and specialists to create a treatment plan for each patient. Banner Health’s premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages. Banner Children’s Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best-in-class 5-star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience. Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals. This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets. If you would like to contribute to truly leading edge caring, we invite you to bring your experience and skills to Banner Thunderbird.

Requirements

Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
Current BLS certification is required for state of practice.
Requires a proficiency level typically achieved with five years clinical experience.
Requires excellent organizational skills and clinical knowledge regarding specialty care services, as well as care coordination of services, legal and financial aspects of diagnostic services and health services in specialty area.
Must possess ability to make autonomous decisions utilizing excellent clinical judgment.
Must possess highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.
Must understand the principles of quality customer service.
Requires effective communication and writing skills, good time management skills and knowledge of word processing and database software applications.
Requires the ability to teach both clinical and non-clinical personnel regarding care and diagnostics services.
Also requires a good understanding of process improvement.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field.
Bachelor’s in nursing and/or recent telephone triage experience strongly preferred.
Previous emergency nursing, pediatric nursing, maternal/child health, ambulatory, home health or critical care experience preferred.
Bilingual ability a plus.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Manages incoming member/patient calls to evaluate call purpose and acuity utilizing established protocols and nursing assessment.
Recommends appropriate care disposition and follows up as necessary to promote positive outcomes for member/patient.
Utilizes protocols to assess the situation and provides treatment recommendations, options and ultimate care resolution.
Reviews caller’s relevant health care information, as well as documenting the purpose, information and resultant disposition of the call.
May provide education to the public or other health professionals and participate in continuous quality improvement projects.
May also facilitate appropriate referrals to physicians, services, and facilities, and/or directs individuals to other departments or services that may meet the needs and treatment recommendations.
Evaluates member/patient call and needs following established protocols.
Utilizes databases and best practice evidence available, as well as clinical judgment to determine purpose of the call.
Assesses the member’s status to provide appropriate direction toward resolution whether triaged to another source or treatment recommended.
Utilizes multiple databases and electronic health systems (EHR) to research member history to provide appropriate coordinated care.
Determines the acuity of situation/needs and triage callers to the appropriate level of care or call resolution.
Effectively accesses symptom-based guidelines, as well as documents all calls for medical/legal purposes using appropriate tools.
Documents assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in a timely manner to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
Documentation reflects objective/subjective data, nursing interventions and patients response and disposition plan.
Actively participates in quality assurance and improvement processes to deliver excellent customer service to callers.
Considers the patient/member’s physical, cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual and age specific needs when planning care or direction toward treatment or call resolution.
Monitors member needs and proactively connects members with the appropriate services or contacts other departments or locations to assist with coordination of care of the patient.
Provides direction and supervision to licensed and non-licensed personnel in the activities necessary to provide quality care and services.
Interacts with all levels of staff in a variety of departments, physicians, patients, families and external contacts, such as employees of other health care institutions, community providers and agencies, concerning the health care of the patient.
Interacts with other health care providers in numerous settings in order to report and ask for or clarify information.
Synthesizes and prioritizes data from multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the patient and family to changes in health status.