After-Hours Triage Nurse - Home Health & Hospice

St. Luke's University Health Network; Bethlehem (Northampton County); Vor Ort; USD 75.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

St. Luke’s University Health Network is seeking a Registered Nurse for After Hour Triage to triage after-hours home health and hospice calls.

You will work with the answering service and on-call nurses to meet patient needs, provide telephone guidance, and coordinate nurse visits as needed. The ideal candidate holds a BSN or NLN-approved public health nursing credential, is licensed as an RN in the state, and has at least two years of professional nursing experience.

Qualifikationen

• Two years as a professional nurse in nursing practice preferred.
• BSN or NLN-approved public health nursing program or equivalent.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice.

Aufgaben

• Receives after-hours calls from the answering service and triages patient needs.
• Provides telephone consultation and instructions per plan of care.
• Coordinates with on-call nurse regarding home visits as appropriate.
• Communicates with patients' physicians and multidisciplinary team as required.
• Maintains and reviews patient records and documents per policy.
• Adheres to safety and confidentiality policies and standards.
• Demonstrates Service Excellence and performance improvement in care, service and safety.

Kenntnisse

Nurse triage

Clinical assessment

Communication

Ausbildung

RN license (PA)

BSN or NLN-approved public health nursing program

Jobbeschreibung

St. Luke’s University Health Network is seeking a Registered Nurse for After Hour Triage to triage after-hours home health and hospice calls.

You will work with the answering service and on-call nurses to meet patient needs, provide telephone guidance, and coordinate nurse visits as needed. The ideal candidate holds a BSN or NLN-approved public health nursing credential, is licensed as an RN in the state, and has at least two years of professional nursing experience.