RN - Palliative Care

sanford; Fargo (ND); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Sanford Health in Fargo, ND seeks a Registered Nurse to handle telephone triage, assess patient symptoms, and guide care decisions. The role involves scheduling appointments and documenting health information in patient records.

Responsibilities include maintaining triage protocols and educating patients based on calls. Requires licensure, with Bachelor’s in nursing preferred and a minimum of one year healthcare experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program, preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in nursing preferred.
• Current unencumbered RN license; multi-state licensure may be required.
• Within 30 days, obtain any required licensure for serving patients.

Responsibilities

• Answers patient inquiries over the telephone and triages with protocols.
• Guides patients to appropriate level of care and schedules appointments.
• Documents information in health record systems and notes follow-up needs.
• Maintains and updates triage protocols and educates patients based on calls.

Skills

Phone triage

Patient education

Care coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Accredited nursing program (AACN/ACEN/NLN CNEA)

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland.

Work Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Compensation: Starting Rate: $29.50 - $44.50

$15,000 Sign On Bonus for Qualified Applicants

Union Position: No

Summary

Answers patient inquiries over the telephone, assessing the severity of the patient's symptoms and medical needs according to triage algorithms.

Job Description

Guides the patient to the appropriate level of care; schedules patient appointments over the phone with appropriate healthcare providers/facilities/physicians. Documents information provided to patients during triage in health record systems; records patients health conditions for follow-up patient care. Maintains and develops triage protocols; ensures patients' healthcare information is updated on time. Role does answer inquiries through multiple variations of technology, depending on department. Educate patients based on calls that come in.

Qualifications

Graduate from an accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).

Bachelor's Degree in nursing preferred.

One year of healthcare experience preferred.

Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Nurses performing nursing practice over the telephone require licensure in the states where the patients being served reside. Within first 30 days of employment, all requirements to obtain license needed for role is completed. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

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