RN - Urology Clinic

sanford; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 41,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Sanford Health in Fargo, ND is seeking a Nursing triage specialist to answer patient inquiries by phone, assess symptoms, and route care appropriately. You will schedule appointments with physicians and document triage data in electronic health records.

Qualifications include a nursing degree and an unencumbered RN license; one year of healthcare experience is preferred. Sanford Health offers a $15,000 sign-on bonus and a daytime shift with no weekends or holidays in this role.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program; RN license required or multistate license in NLC state.
• One year of healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Answers patient inquiries over the telephone and assesses symptoms according to triage algorithms.
• Guides patients to appropriate level of care and schedules appointments with providers.
• Documents triage information in health record systems and maintains patient follow-up data.
• Maintains and updates triage protocols and ensures licensure and department competencies are met.
• Educates patients based on calls received via multiple technologies.

Skills

RN license

Triage

Phone triage

Patient communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Tools

Health record systems

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: Day (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Compensation:

Salary Range: $29.50 - $44.50

$15,000 Sign on bonus

Union Position: No

Department Details

Join our team of fast paced Urology specialists to provided advanced Urology care to our patients. Sanford Health equips Urology experts with cutting-edge technologies and treatments. We offer surgical and non-surgical treatment options for certain conditions. We provide care in a sensitive environment and work to answer patient questions about their condition and treatment options.

• Monday - Friday 8:00a-5:00pm
• No weekends or holidays
• Experience is credit to wage range
• $15,000 Sign on Bonus

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.