Telephone Nurse Triage - Infectious Diseases

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Wake Forest, NC

7d•Remote

About The Position

This full-time Telephone Nurse Triage position in Infectious Diseases at Wake Forest University Health Sciences requires a Registered Nurse to provide patient/family centered care. The role involves assisting patients and families in managing their healthcare optimally, respecting their culture, values, individual needs, health goals, and treatment preferences. The nurse will utilize critical reasoning and clinical judgment to expedite appropriate care, assessing patients through telecommunication technologies such as telephone, fax, email, internet, or patient portal. Responsibilities include ensuring proper scheduling and follow-up on test results for providers, using active listening skills, approved protocols, and evidence-based practice to explain test results and medications. The position also emphasizes adherence to the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, participation in professional development, and a focus on patient safety and quality of nursing care.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with two years of acute care experience required.
Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of applicable state and Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required.
Licensure in other states as required by law or client contract.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Prefer acute care experience within the last 10 years.
Previous experience in Telephone Triage and with Health Insurance and Managed Care concepts preferred.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) may be required within one year in select areas.

Responsibilities

Provides patient/family centered care, acting as partner and adviser.
Assists and supports patients and families to manage optimally their health care, respecting their culture and values, individual needs, health goals and treatment preferences.
Applies critical reasoning and astute clinical judgment in order to expedite appropriate care and treatment, especially given that the patient may present with complex problems or potentially life threatening conditions that the nurse will assess through use of telecommunication technologies i.e. telephone, fax, email, internet, or patient portal technology.
Ensures proper scheduling and follow up on test results for providers.
Uses active listening skills, approved protocols, and evidence based practice in explaining test results and medications to patients.
Applies the provisions of the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses to professional obligations and for the patients entrusted to their care.
Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings.
Demonstrates the ability to function in a professional setting through active participation in a professional practice model.
Includes participating in shared governance, adherence to standards of care, participation in peer review and professional development promoting leadership and clinical excellence, effective team skills, autonomous practice and acknowledgment of accountability for actions and critical thinking.
Pursues lifelong learning that updates and expands clinical, organizational, professional roles and responsibilities.
Focuses on patient safety and the quality of nursing care by applying appropriate nursing interventions, such as identifying and clarifying patient needs, conducting health education, promoting patient advocacy, coordinating nursing and other health services, assisting the patient to navigate the health care system, and evaluating patient outcomes.
Maintains knowledge of care teams for coordination of patient care, self-management, population management and communication skill.
Adapts personal communication style to meet the needs of the patient in diverse personal, professional, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Demonstrates exceptional assessment, critical thinking, and customer service skills.
Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
Competitive compensation
Generous retirement offerings
Programs that invest in your career development
Paid Time Off programs
Medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Adoption assistance
Paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program