Triage Nurse RN - Family Practice - Part Time

Best Care • Omaha, NE

89d

About The Position

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (RN) required.
• Minimum 1 year clinical experience required.
• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
• Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) license, valid compact multistate license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and procedures required.
• Knowledge of medicine including recognizing and diagnosed diseases, deformities, and other illnesses.
• Skill to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks.
• Skill to proficiently type information into the computer to capture or detail information quickly.
• Ability to provide caring patient care services when talking with patients and their family members.
• Ability to critically listen to questions from patients and information from providers to convey information effectively.
• Ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve problems before they occur.
• Strong verbal communication skills for positive interaction with providers, staff and patients required.
• Able to follow written and verbal instructions/directions required.
• HIPAA understanding.

Responsibilities

• Performs telephone triage to determine patient needs by recording and reporting patient condition to provider and advising patient based on provider instructions.
• Receives and returns patient calls within 90 minutes based on medical priority 95% of the time.
• Accurately records and reports patient's condition according to department policy 98% of the time.
• Strictly adheres to practice protocols.
• Consults patient's chart while talking to the patient.
• Returns phone messages according to protocol at least 98% of the time.
• Provides test results according to protocol at least 98% of the time.
• At the direction of the provider provides patient and family education to ensure adequate knowledge/awareness and recommends appropriate community resources as needed.
• Documents all lab, procedures, and appointments on tracking forms.
• Completes tracking forms and follows up on missed appointments and procedures.
• Maintains work areas to ensure healthy environmental conditions by cleaning and organizing equipment and rooms.
• Handles prescription renewals/inquiries to facilitate patient care.
• Discusses questions with provider and relays information to pharmacy.
• Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the patient to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment.
• Uses nursing judgment to develop plan of care.
• Documents clear and concise notes describing phone call utilizing SBAR format.
• Prepares exam rooms and equipment to facilitate treatment and examination of patients.
• Prepares patient for provider exam by reviewing medical records, weighing patient, checking vital signs, performing medication reconciliation.
• Assists providers to facilitate patient treatment by retrieving tests and medical records and obtaining lab work as directed.
• Dispenses medications at the direction of a provider to patients.
• Assists and/or performs phlebotomy with proper labeling and handling of specimens.
• Ensures accuracy of order entry and completes appropriate documentation without error.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Excellent benefits
• Great work environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees