RN Triage - Interventional Radiology

10000 Sanford; United States; Remote; USD 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Sanford Health is hiring a telephonic triage nurse to answer patient inquiries by phone and assess symptom severity using triage algorithms. The role schedules appointments and routes patients to appropriate care over Day shifts in a clinic setting, with no on-call, holidays, or weekends required.

The position emphasizes documenting triage details in EHR, maintaining protocols, and educating patients during calls.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.
• One year of healthcare experience preferred.
• RN license in the practicing state(s) required; multistate license acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Answers patient inquiries over the telephone and assesses symptom severity.
• Guides patients to appropriate care and schedules telephonic appointments.
• Documents triage information in health record systems for follow-up care.
• Maintains and updates triage protocols and department competencies.
• Educates patients based on telephonic interactions.

Skills

RN license

Phone triage

Healthcare communication

Nurse customer service

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Accredited nursing program graduate

Job description

Work Details

Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 Salary Range: $29.50 - $44.50 Union Position: No

Role Overview

Great role for a nurse that wants to work in a clinic setting Monday through Friday with no on call, holidays, or weekends required. This is a telephonic nursing role triaging patients and putting in orders working 8 hour day shifts.

Come join our amazing team! *Sign on bonus available for eligible candidates!*

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.

EEO Statement

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About Sanford Health

The Sanford organization owns and manages multiple distinct brands, including Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic, and Good Samaritan, as well as Lewis Drug, Sanford Health Equip, Solutions by Sanford, Great Shots, and Blue Rock Bar & Grill. 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. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties.

Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.

About Good Samaritan

Good Samaritan, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services, is committed to transforming the aging experience through innovation, compassion and personalized care. As part of Sanford Health, an integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Good Samaritan serves 10,000 seniors and offers access to a full continuum of care, including 94 rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers, 56 assisted living and memory care facilities, 44 independent living locations and 37 home health and hospice agencies. The senior care provider delivers services across the upper Midwest, with 70% of residents living in rural communities. Learn more about Good Samaritan’s mission and commitment to delivering high quality senior care in rural America at good-sam.com.