Triage Registered Nurse - Perinatal Programs

Triage Registered Nurse

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Location:

Bethesda North Hospital

Work Schedule:

Full-Time (80 hours bi-weekly) Day Shift No weekends or holidays

Incentives & Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement.

Job Requirements:

• Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing Required
• Bachelor's Degree
  - Nursing New hires required to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire Required
• Experienced licensed RN in Ohio. 5+ years of experience in labor and delivery or women's health required. Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and decision-making skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, proficient in charting in Epic.
• Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Upon Hire Required

Job Overview:
This is a telephonic triage RN position that has the responsibility of triaging all obstetrical and gynecological patient phone calls for the OB GYN Centers. The telephonic RN assesses the patients' symptoms over the phone and provides advice and determines the appropriate level of care using the established protocols and advice of providers. This is not a remote position.

Job Responsibilities:

• This role requires strong clinical judgment, communication skills and evaluates patient needs, offers advice, and documents in the medical record appropriately. This also role requires escalation of urgent and emergent cases to the medical providers as warranted.
• RN will answer incoming calls in a timely manner. Triage calls using excellent customer service, telephone, and communication skills, including tone and accuracy.
• Collect and document data from patients to provide the best course of action following protocols.
• Facilitate care between physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, other specialties of TH, and the patient.
• Must obtain and utilize a working knowledge of the Epic, Cadence, Cisco Phone System. Voalte messages must be complete and thorough, including all nursing/medical advice rendered and routed to the appropriate pool.
• Report critical/vital value labs to physicians, call for care instructions, and referral process. Voalte/call physicians in a timely manner.
• Has the ability to call in Rx's to a pharmacy, and place in patient chart for signature from physician after obtaining a telephone order from the physician. Patient privacy, confidentiality, and HIPPA are always upheld when entering a patients chart or providing information on a pt.

Working Conditions:

Bending
- Occasionally Climbing
- Rarely Concentrating
- Consistently Continuous Learning
- Consistently Hearing:
Conversation
- Consistently Hearing:
Other Sounds
- Consistently Interpersonal Communication
- Consistently Kneeling
- Rarely Lifting