Triage RN - Pediatrics - Full Time
Location: Methodist Physicians Clinic - Regency
Address: 10060 Regency Cir. - Omaha, NE
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued!
Job Summary:
The Triage Nurse will provide triage telephone service to enhance compliance with the patients plan of care and ensure prompt identification of patients with high-risk conditions. This will be accomplished by sorting and prioritizing patients through assessments, monitoring, recording and reporting changes in their condition. Triage nurses will be involved in every aspect of the patient's health. Precision and accuracy in maintaining detailed assessment and reports is important in relaying information to the doctors or to the patients. Will prepare, assist, and instruct patients for examinations and treatment and inform family members on health care education topics.
Responsibilities:
Essential Job Functions
Joint (Floor and Phone)
- Performs telephone triage to determine patient needs by recording and reporting patient condition to provider and advising patient based on provider instructions.
- At the direction of the provider provides patient and family education to ensure adequate knowledge/awareness and recommends appropriate community resources as needed.
- Documents all lab, procedures, and appointments on tracking forms.
- Maintains work areas to ensure healthy environmental conditions by cleaning and organizing equipment and rooms.
- Handles prescription renewals/inquiries to facilitate patient care. Discusses questions with provider and relays information to pharmacy.
- Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the patient to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the “Age Specific Criteria”.
- Completes Nursing Assessments.
- Prepares exam rooms and equipment to facilitate treatment and examination of patients.
- Prepares patient for provider exam by reviewing medical records, weighing patient, checking vital signs, performing medication reconciliation and obtaining information relevant to patient care.
- Assists providers to facilitate patient treatment by retrieving tests and medical records and obtaining lab work as directed.
- Dispenses medications at the direction of a provider to patients and instructs patients and family members regarding education and treatment.
- Assists and/or performs phlebotomy with proper labeling and handling of specimens.
- Ensures accuracy of order entry and completes appropriate documentation without error.
Schedule:
Monday-Friday 8 am- 5 pm
Job Requirements
Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (RN) required.
Experience
- Minimum 1 year clinical experience required.
License/Certifications
- Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
- Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) license, valid compact multistate license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- Knowledge of medical terminology and procedures required.
- Knowledge of medicine including recognizing and diagnosing diseases, deformities, and other illnesses.
- Ability to provide caring patient care services when talking with patients and their family members.
- Strong verbal communication skills for positive interaction with providers, staff and patients required.
- HIPAA understanding.
Physical Requirements
Weight Demands
- Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
Job Hazards
- Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact).
About Methodist:
Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. Service to our communities has been a top priority.
Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.
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