Registered Nurse, Remote, Triage, ER, Telehealth

ChenMed•St. Louis, MO

4d•$64,583 - $92,262•Remote

About The Position

The Registered Nurse 1, CareLine, is responsible for providing telephonic triage directional patient care advice for general and specific illnesses, health related issues, client counseling, patient advocacy, health education and referral and resource management to ChenMed patients and their families. Providing on-call coverage, the incumbent in this role provides remote clinical advice and assessments within license and as possible given technology and medium. The registered nurse collaborates with primary caregivers and others on the interdisciplinary care plan team to provide a team approach of care. The schedule for this position is as follows: Mondays 1630-0430 Tuesdays 1630-0030 Saturdays 0800-2000 Sundays 0730-1530 Eastern times.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing required
Nurse Licensure Compact multistate license required
Michigan and Illinois Nurse Licensure required within 90 days of hire, ability to obtain additional licenses as requested by the organization within 90 days of hire
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required
Minimum of 3 years acute clinical nursing work experience working in emergency services, urgent care, or geriatric care required
Must reside within the Continental United states within a state where company is established as a legal business entity
Spoken and written fluency in English
This job requires use and exercise of clinical judgement

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred
Minimum of 1 year virtual care experience highly preferred
bilingual (Spanish/Creole) preferred

Responsibilities

Connects with patients via phone or video call.
Interviews and questions patients to collect health history and uses a computer system to record and store comprehensive and focused data relating to the health needs of patients and families.
Provides health assessment and treatment solutions, monitors patient health and at-home care, aids in emergency scenarios and promotes patient wellness.
Based on technology available, monitors a patient’s blood oxygen levels, heart rate, respirations, blood pressure and blood glucose as well as other assessment measures.
With the help of video chatting, identifies patient’s symptoms and conditions.
Analyzes data to determine the appropriate health maintenance and identify appropriate outcomes for patient and family.
Collaborate with on-call providers as needed to support expected clinical outcomes for the patient and family.
Evaluates and documents progress toward the anticipated outcome.
Assist in ensuring achievement of optimal patient outcomes using Telemedicine.
Documents interventions in a readable, understandable language.
Aids in enhancing the quality and efficacy of the organization’s telehealth practices and professional nursing practice through successful utilization and improvement of outcomes that demonstrate program efficacy.
Utilizes appropriate resources to plan and provide services that are safe, effective and fiscally responsible.
Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s discretion.