RN - Patient Access Center - FT - Days - DIO

Memorial Healthcare

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About The Position

Under the direction of the Care Coordination Center leadership and in collaboration with the Patient Access Center, the Call Center Nurse (RN) communicates with each caller in a professional, caring, and efficient manner to ensure that patients are triaged appropriately and cared for to the highest degree. Using approved guidelines and working with physician offices as needed, refers patients to urgent care or emergency care, provides self-care advice, or refers patients to their primary/specialty provider. Follows up with patients when appropriate and documents all encounters in the patient’s electronic medical record.

Requirements

• Associates: Nursing (Required)
• Registered Nurse Compact License (RN LICENSE COMPACT) - Compact RN Multistate
• Registered Nurse License (RN LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL)
• Minimum three (3) years of direct patient care nursing experience required.
• Complexity of Work: This role requires critical thinking skills, effective communication, decisive judgment, and the ability to build and foster positive relationships. The incumbent must be able to take appropriate action when required. Excellent written and verbal skills with the ability to engage, inspire, build credibility and trust with peers and patients. Collaborative working style with the ability to work across different teams, areas of expertise, and adapt to various environments. Highly organized and self-motivated individual with the ability to adapt to various assignments and the ability to work autonomously.

Nice To Haves

• One (1) year of triage/emergency department experience or previous healthcare phone triage experience preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

• Documents clinical decisions, patient education, and any interventions in the electronic medical record to support timely, effective communication across disciplines.
• Supports, participates in, and coordinates activities for the preparation and completion of audits, chart reviews, quality reporting, and regulatory reviews.
• Collaborates with the clinical leadership and business intelligence teams to track clinical performance and interventions that support clinical and administrative outcomes, as applicable.
• Answers telephone calls, applying the Standards of Behavior set forth by the Memorial Healthcare System, while maintaining a service level target of 80/30; 80% of calls will be answered within 30 seconds.
• Assesses and evaluates the patient’s symptoms and healthcare needs via phone. Based on the patient’s stated signs and symptoms, and by following established triage protocols, determines the urgency of care, and the appropriate next level of care needed:-Appointment (same day/within 24-48) with physician or physician extender, working collaboratively with the physician practice to ensure timely appointments are made-Referral to the urgent care center-Referral to local emergency room department-Stay at home with appropriate education on signs/symptoms that require immediate intervention
• Educates patients on disease progression and management, when necessary, or at the patient/family’s request. This may include, but is not limited to, lifestyle adjustment and medication management.

What This Job Offers

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