Registered Nurse Triage (5331)

Regional One Health; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Regional One Health in Memphis, TN is seeking a registered nurse to provide professional nursing care in the Emergency Unit. You will apply the nursing process, perform triage, document assessments, and collaborate with physicians to ensure timely, appropriate patient care.

The role requires state RN licensure (TN or compact) and BCLS certification, with experience in inpatient settings and age-specific patient care. Join a team focused on safety, efficiency, and high-quality emergency care.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved nursing school/program.
• RN licensure in TN or compact state upon hire.
• BCLS - Basic Life Support upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care according to medical regime and established standards.
• Triage patients entering the emergency care system and determine priorities of care.
• Performs and documents a thorough history and nursing assessment on all patients categorized as non-emergent.
• Assesses patients, determines nursing diagnosis and priorities for care.
• Documents and completes a focus assessment of each patient and updates as needed.
• Collaborates with PCC, MCT, and physicians to ensure appropriate level of care.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to meet age-specific patient needs.
• Determines if a patient should be moved to ED or transferred to appropriate care setting.
• Prepares equipment and assists physician during treatments, procedures and examinations.
• Transports patients, specimens, equipment and supplies as needed.
• Maintains patient medical records and charting; uses patient computer systems.

Skills

Emergency nursing

Triage

Patient assessment

Documentation

Education

RN - Registered Nurse

Job description

Provides professional nursing care to patients within Emergency Unit utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. Performs triage process to assess the physical and psychological needs of the patients by performing and documenting a history and nursing assessment and any interventions for patients with the ability to participate in the process.

What you will do

• Provides nursing care according to medical regime and the nursing intervention appropriate for the patients' conditions and according to established standards, policies and procedures.
• Triage patients entering the emergency care system and determine priorities of care in accordance with physical and psychological needs as well as factors influencing patient flow through the system.
• Performs and documents a thorough history and nursing assessment on all patients categorized as non-emergent.
• Assesses patients, determines nursing diagnosis and priorities for care and establishes priorities of care using information received from patient history.
• Documents and completes a focus assessment of each patient in accordance with the patient's diagnosis. Subsequent documentation is to be made if the patient's condition indicates a change from the initial assessment.
• Works consistently within nursing division policies and procedures, demonstrated competencies, and with consideration given to risk management, infection control practices, and patient safety practices.
• Works in collaboration with the PCC, MCT, and physicians to ensure that all patients receive the appropriate level of care in the emergency room.
• Demonstrates knowledge and technical, interpersonal and critical thinking skills to provide care, maintain clinical competency and meet age-specific patient needs within the unit.
• Determines if a patient should be moved directly to the ED for immediate medical evaluation or should be transferred to the appropriate care setting.
• Prepares equipment/supplies and assists physician during treatments, procedures and examinations.
• Transports patients, specimens, equipment and supplies to and from various areas.
• Maintains patient medical records; documents patient status and care given; performs charting duties; records activities and observations; utilizes patient computer systems to enter and retrieve data.
• Evaluates patients presenting to triage with an OB chief complaint, regardless of gestational age, and facilitates the patient being seen in the appropriate care area.
  • Sexual assault victims will be assisted in contacting the mobile crisis unit and provided a private room for interviewing.
  • Patients less than 15 years of age should be seen by an ED physician for referral to an appropriate facility.
  • Evaluates post-partum patients within 6 weeks of delivery and facilitates the patient being seen in the appropriate care area.
  • Patients presenting a psychiatric complaint to determine if emergency medical condition exists that requires evaluation prior to referring to Lakeside Triage Center.
• Performs activities of staff RN within emergency/urgency levels as assigned.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care of assigned patients.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as ordered by the Physician.
• Determines the impact of nursing interventions on the patient's condition and recognizes the patient's progress towards meeting desired outcomes.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved nursing school/program - Required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing - Preferred
• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure to work in state of TN - Upon Hire Required
• BCLS - Basic Life Support - Upon Hire Required
• Experience in caring for patients in an inpatient setting; qualified by education, training or experience to work with the school age, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patient population as specialty assignment dictates - Required