RN Ambulatory, Triage - Heart Failure

Sanford Health • Bismarck, ND

129d • $29 - $44

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. This heart failure nurse will primarily focus on monitoring, managing, and educating patients with heart failure, including assessing symptoms, administering medications, providing lifestyle guidance, and coordinating care to minimize hospital readmissions and improve quality of life for patients with this condition! The clinic is open Monday through Friday, day shifts 8:00a-5:00pm. Some of the day to day includes: Provide safe and quality care to our cardiac patients, collaborate with a large team of providers and nursing staff, use critical thinking and assessment skills, and learn and grow in a fast-paced clinic. Come join this impactful specialty!

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.
• One year of healthcare experience preferred.
• Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
• Nurses performing nursing practice over the telephone require licensure in the states where the patients being served reside.
• Within first 30 days of employment, all requirements to obtain license needed for role is completed.
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Responsibilities

• Answers patient inquiries over the telephone, assessing the severity of the patient's symptoms and medical needs according to triage algorithms.
• Guides the patient to the appropriate level of care; schedules patient appointments over the phone with appropriate healthcare providers/facilities/physicians.
• Documents information provided to patients during triage in health record systems; records patients health conditions for follow-up patient care.
• Maintains and develops triage protocols; ensures patients' healthcare information is updated on time.
• Educates patients based on calls that come in.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees