Triage Nurse - Care Coordination & Rapid Assessments

Vail Health Hospital; Kansas; A distancia; USD 46.000 - 73.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive wages

Parental leave

Housing programs

Childcare reimbursement

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition assistance

Student loan repayment

Certification reimbursement

Annual education funds

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Wellbeing reimbursement

Recreation discounts

Pet insurance

Descripción de la vacante

Vail Health is seeking a Triage RN to join a care coordination/clinical team. You will assess health concerns, triage calls, and schedule appointments within the licensed scope.

The role emphasizes documentation, adherence to policies, and contributing to quality and performance improvement, with HIPAA compliance and robust nursing assessment across ages; requires Colorado RN license or compact state.

Formación

• 3 years clinical experience with applicable patient care and administrative duties preferred.
• Knowledge of disease processes, normal growth and development of all age groups required.
• Nursing assessment skills with/without visual inspection utilizing basic nursing theory required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, medical equipment, HIPAA compliance and OSHA rules and regulations required.

Responsabilidades

• Evaluates and assesses patient’s health care needs based on patient’s signs and symptoms utilizing established triage protocols and guidelines.
• Participates in weekly huddles to review KPI. Ensured workflows are within KPI expectations (including call time limit).
• Obtains appropriate input and direction from the provider as needed to determine best clinical course of action and recommendations for specific patient health care needs.
• Accurately documents symptoms/complaints, nursing assessment, advice provided and patient/caller response.
• Follows policies, procedures, and protocols to ensure consistency and departmental effectiveness as well as improve health care outcomes of patients/callers and their access to appropriate health care
• Assists in quality improvement of program when requested by leadership.
• Coordinate and schedule same-day and future appointments on the provider schedules
• Utilize standing orders, triage protocols and algorithms appropriately
• Manage prescription refills per protocol.
• Participate in CPC+ Care Coordination team process.
• Provide patient education: e.g. chronic disease, preventive and family.
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities as assigned.
• Assures that pertinent medical information is forwarded to proper departments as needed for continuity of patient care.
• Documents in electronic health record (EHR), triage assessment, plan, implementation, and evaluation, follow-up.
• Role models the principles of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
• Must be HIPAA compliant

Conocimientos

Triage nursing

Clinical experience

HIPAA compliance

OSHA rules

Descripción del empleo

Vail Health is seeking a Triage RN to join a care coordination/clinical team. You will assess health concerns, triage calls, and schedule appointments within the licensed scope.

The role emphasizes documentation, adherence to policies, and contributing to quality and performance improvement, with HIPAA compliance and robust nursing assessment across ages; requires Colorado RN license or compact state.