Practice Telephonic Triage RN - Glenway Pediatrics

TriHealth; Bridgetown (OH); On-site; USD 68,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

TriHealth Physician Practices – Glenway Pediatrics is seeking a Practice Telephonic Triage Registered Nurse to deliver nursing care via phone triage using approved clinical protocols. You will advocate for patients, coordinate with physicians, pharmacies, and hospitals, and document accurately to ensure efficient communication across teams.

Requirements include an Associate's Degree in Nursing, 2–3 years of clinical nursing, RN state licensure, and BLS.

Qualifications

• Must have nursing licensure and clinical nursing experience.
• Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical software.
• Strong computer skills and multitasking ability.
• Knowledge from biological, physical, behavioral and nursing sciences.

Responsibilities

• Provide telephonic triage and nursing care per approved protocols.
• Act as advocate and liaison among patients, physicians, pharmacy and hospital.
• Document thoroughly to ensure clear and timely communication.
• Support first-call resolution and triage for urgent and non-urgent needs.
• Collaborate with the health-care team to maintain care models and cultural competency.

Skills

Strong Computer Skills

Ability to type and talk at the same t

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Practice Telephonic Triage Registered Nurse

TriHealth Physician Practices – Glenway Pediatrics

At TriHealth, we are driven by a shared commitment to excellence and innovation in healthcare. We believe that every test, analysis, and result plays a vital role in our mission to provide the highest standard of care to our patients.

Join us in our mission to advance healthcare and improve lives.

We offer career growth opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Location:

• TriHealth Physician Practices – Glenway Pediatrics

Work Schedule:

• Full - Time (72 hours bi-weekly)
  • Hours are:
    • Monday 7:45am-5:30pm
    • Tues 7:45am-6:00pm
    • Wed OFF
    • Thurs 7:45am - 5:15pm
    • Fri 12:00pm -7:00pm
    • Saturday and Sunday weekend rotation. Every 4th Saturday and every 8th Sunday.

Incentives & Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement.

https://careers.trihealth.com/what-we-offer/benefits

Job Requirements:

• Associate's Degree in Nursing (Required)
• 2 - 3 years Clinical Nursing (Required)
• Acute Care
• Strong Computer Skills
• Ability to type and talk at the same time
• Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from the principles of Biological, Physical, Behavioral, Social, and Nursing sciences.
• Registered Nurse RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Upon Hire Required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Upon Hire Required

Job Overview:

• The Telephonic Triage RN is responsible for providing nursing care services to assigned practice(s)/specialty(s). Completes bio-psychosocial telephonic assessment using approved clinical protocols to triage patient needs and provide best course of action or patient disposition. This role serves as a patient/caregiver advocate and acts as a communication link between the patient/caregiver, physician, pharmacy, and or hospital using approved system platforms for communication. This role has a strong working knowledge of patient needs that are emergent and require immediate attention, urgent, and non-urgent. This role utilizes best practices in documentation to ensure communication is efficient, concise, and timely. The goal is to provide first call resolution. This role understands the needs of the organization and supports the mission, values, and management of TriHealth Physician Practices.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coaching/Development: Promotes a positive work environment by working collaboratively with team members, recognizing colleagues for excellence, and participating in peer-to-peer coaching
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Manages In-Basket messages received in a timely manner. Responds to and addresses patient concerns, first call resolution, when in scope. When applicable, ensure all messages sent to providers have complete and accurate information. Implements changes in nursing practice/patient care that have resulted from quality-of-care activities.
• Operations Management: Operating in "Ready" mode during work hours with minimum utilization of "AUX/Not Ready". Goal is <20% of total time staffed. Completes patient hand-offs to healthcare team/providers concisely and accurately using SBAR. Completes assigned work requirements utilizing critical thinking and clinical protocols during assessment and triage of patient call/message.
• Patient Engagement: Utilizes key tools such as AIDET+P, HEARD Model, scripting, and workflows to create a standard patient experience across the system. Proactively handles complaints and escalates patient grievances to practice or appropriate leader.
• Quality/Safety/Satisfaction: Assesses and triages patient status via phone and EHR. Utilizes approved clinical protocols to support patient disposition or clinical advice. Reviews health maintenance and/or specialists documentation/flowsheet. Provides education materials per guidelines.
• Relationship/Culture: Performs activities that maintain specialty/department specific models of care, systems, policies, approved clinical protocols, and cultural norms that deliver superior patient care. Participates and supports collaborative relationships among the healthcare team and providers. Supports diversity and utilizes cultural competency and age-appropriate care when interacting with patients and caregivers.

Working Conditions:

• Bending - Occasionally
• Climbing - Occasionally
• Concentrating - Consistently
• Continuous Learning - Consistently
• Hearing: Conversation - Consistently
• Hearing: Other Sounds - Consistently
• Interpersonal Communication - Consistently
• Kneeling - Occasionally
• Lifting <10 Lbs. - Occasionally
• Lifting <50 Lbs. - Rarely
• Pulling - Occasionally
• Pushing - Occasionally
• Reaching - Consistently
• Reading - Consistently
• Sitting - Frequently
• Standing - Occasionally
• Stooping - Occasionally
• Talking - Consistently
• Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently
• Use of Hands - Consistently
• Color Vision - Frequently
• Visual Acuity: Far - Rarely
• Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently
• Walking - Occasionally

TriHealth SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors:

Serve: ALWAYS…

• Welcome everyone by making eye contact, greeting with a smile, and saying "hello"
• Acknowledge when patients/guests are lost and escort them to their destination or find someone who can assist
• Refrain from using cell phones for personal reasons in public spaces or patient care areas

Excel: ALWAYS…

• Recognize and take personal responsibility to address and recover from service breakdowns when a customer's expectations have not been met
• Offer patients and guests priority when waiting (lines, elevators)
• Work on improving quality, safety, and service

Respect: ALWAYS…

• Respect cultural and spiritual differences and honor individual preferences.
• Respect everyone’s opinion and contribution, regardless of title/role.
• Speak positively about my team members and other departments in front of patients and guests.

Value: ALWAYS…

• Value the time of others by striving to be on time, prepared and actively participating.
• Pick up trash, ensuring the physical environment is clean and safe.
• Be a good steward of our resources, using supplies and equipment efficiently and effectively, and will look for ways to avoid waste.

Engage: ALWAYS…

• Acknowledge wins and frequently thank team members and others for contributions.
• Show courtesy and compassion with customers, team members and the community

Job Keywords: Registered Nurse, Nurse, Practice Telephonic Triage, Physician Practices