Triage Registered Nurse

Regional Cancer Care Associates, LLC; Sparta Township (NJ); On-site; USD 52,348 - 70,257; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Wellness program

Health savings account / Flexible-spnd

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

PTO and holidays

Tuition discounts

Job summary

Regional Cancer Care Associates, LLC in Sparta, NJ is seeking a Triage Registered Nurse to join a dedicated oncology team. The role focuses on telephone triage, patient assessment, and care coordination within a cancer care setting.

The ideal candidate is an NJ-licensed RN with strong nursing judgment, triage experience, and familiarity with chemotherapy administration. This full-time position offers comprehensive benefits and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed RN in NJ.
• Strong triage and telephone assessment skills.
• Knowledge of oncology nursing guidelines and RCCA policies.
• Ability to use nursing judgment in patient calls and questions.
• Familiar with chemotherapy administration protocols.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing assessments and develop goal-directed care plans.
• Utilize nursing processes and knowledge of healthcare systems.
• Follow state laws and RCCA policies for care.
• Provide telephone-based triage and home health guidance.
• Coordinate with physicians for patient management and referrals.

Skills

Nursing knowledge

Phone triage

Critical thinking

Patient assessment

Chemotherapy administration

Education

Registered Nurse license (RN)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Description

Join Our Team as a Triage Registered Nurse at Regional Cancer Care Associates!

Are you a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse ready to make a difference in the field of cancer care? Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA) is seeking an exceptional Triage Registered Nurse to join our dynamic team in Sparta, NJ.

Elevate your career and make a difference with RCCA.

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Sparta, NJ

Compensation: $37.67 - $50.82 per hour

Compensation packages based on your unique skills, experience, and qualifications

In addition to the salary, we provide:

• Health, dental, and vision plans
• Wellness program
• Health savings account - Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday pay
• Tuition discounts with numerous universities

We believe these benefits underscore our commitment to the well‑being and professional growth of our employees.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Nursing Process and Knowledge Base
• Must demonstrate sound knowledge of the nursing processes; health care systems, structure, and functions; and community resources.
• Demonstrates understanding of healthcare technology, equipment and supplies.
• Demonstrates familiarity with state law on nursing care, nurse practice guidelines, and RCCA policies and procedures.
• Utilizes nursing judgment in the decision‑making process when responding to patient calls and questions.
• Demonstrates critical thinking using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Performs assessment/data collection in an on‑going and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status.
• Formulates goal directed plan of care, prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcome.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent and compassionate manner.
• Functions to establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies.
• Evaluates effectiveness of the care given by all healthcare team members. This includes environmental factors and instrumentation in progression of the patient toward outcomes.
• Demonstrates a sound knowledge of the ONS and OSHA guidelines.
• IV therapy techniques reflect a sound knowledge base of the principles of practice.
• Chemotherapy administration techniques reflect a sound knowledge base of the principles of practice
• Demonstrates knowledge of medical record documentation requirements and federal/state laws related to release of health care information.
• Maintains and demonstrates knowledge of telephone‑based clinical assessment techniques.
• Demonstrates knowledge of medical practice telephone triage protocols.
• Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate home health information to follow until a visit with the physician, if they do not need immediate hospitalization.
• RNs should be familiar with the most common side effects of each drug they are administering. They should as the patient if they are experiencing any of these specific side effects before administering subsequent cycles of the drug.

Telephone Triage

• Performs a short evaluation of the patient situation to estimate severity of illness and/or injury including learning about the patients’ chief complaint and, as possible obtaining vital signs and mental status information.
• Talks directly to the patients on the telephone and then directing them accordingly, whether it is home care, arranging a visit with their physician or directing them to the emergency room.
• Determines the urgency of seeing the patient based on brief assessment and on familiarity with a patient’s condition and history. Confers with the physician as needed.
• Provides appropriate home health advise to those patients who do not need to be evaluated by the physician or sent to the ER for immediate help.
• Sends those with high‑risk chief complaints to ER immediately.
• Sets up or arranges for an appointment scheduler to make an appointment for the patients, which need to be seen by the physician or NP.
• Handles routine information requests from patients, including reporting lab