Treatment & Triage Nurse

Absolutecare

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Treatment and Triage Nurse offers AbsoluteCare patients an alternative to the Emergency Room (ER) by performing telephonic and in-person triage, IV therapy, medication administration, wound care, focused nursing assessments and other point of care nursing interventions. Treatment and Triage is an access point to the medical center, accepting all walk-ins and fielding the day-to-day clinical needs of our patient population in collaboration with the entire integrated care team.

Requirements

• Active, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice.
• 5+ years of recent clinical experience (hospital, ER, urgent care, infusion center, etc.).
• Active CPR certification.
• Highly skilled with peripheral and central line care.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Able to provide nursing care independently with limited oversight.
• Experience working with socially and medically complex patients.

Nice To Haves

• Compact RN license preferred, or willingness to obtain.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical nursing care, including, but not limited to telephone and in-person triage, central and peripheral line care, infusions, wound care, medication and oxygen administration, inhalation therapy, and medical emergency management.
• Participate in quality assurance for point of care CLIA waived laboratory.
• Ensure accessibility to medical and nursing services provided by AbsoluteCare by adhering to policy and procedure.
• Respond to medical emergencies.
• Proactively engage with the entire integrated care team and assist with resolving barriers to care and clinical nursing services.
• Coach and educate patients on disease self-management and appropriate utilization of healthcare services.
• Maintain excellent communication between integrated care teams using evidenced based techniques like SBAR.
• Take part in innovative problem solving to decrease unnecessary emergency room utilization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees