Telephone Triage Nurse; Per Diem

Per Diem After Hours Telephone Triage Nurse

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a per diem After Hours Telephone Triage Nurse. Majority of scheduling needs will be for weekends and holidays. The shift will be based off of the operational need.

Telephone triage, Barton Schmitt Telephone Triage Protocol, and pediatric experience is preferred.

Practices at the level of a competent to proficient practitioner of nursing. The nurse at this level demonstrates competence in Telehealth nursing. In addition, demonstrates clinical leadership skills through contribution to standards of care and unit goals. Serves as a role model for other staff and a preceptor for new employees and participates in endeavors to increase nursing knowledge. The nurse must demonstrate competence in caring for patients with a wide variety of health issues.

He/She assists the Manager with administrative issues which affect the clinical practices within the office as well as comply with the administrative policies and clinical protocols as outlined in policy and procedure manual. Administratively responsible to the Manager and Ambulatory Nursing Director for nursing practice issues. The After Hours per diem nurse is a clinically competent practitioner of pediatric, family-centered nursing.

The nurse, at this level, provides safe nursing guidance to the general pediatric population using either Office Hours or After Hours protocols. Minimum Weekend Requirement: 18 hours per 6 week schedule period Department:
After Hours Holiday Requirement (Winter/Summer): 1 of each Shifts Available:
Evenings / Nights / Weekends potential for day shift based on needs of unit and office hour partners.

What you will do

• Nursing Practice
• Follows the Nursing Process and to deliver safe telephone triage care: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
• Collects and synthesizes complex assessment data and uses critical thinking skills to best determine most appropriate protocol and disposition
• Develops a plan of care
• Communicates and collaborates with families/caregivers on plan of care and ensures understanding and compliance
• Documentation reflects all aspects of telephone encounters
• Collaborates with the PCP and other healthcare providers as necessary.
• Professionalism/Leadership
• Role models appearance and behaviors that promote a positive image of Nursing.
• Role models how to interact with parents/patients and colleagues with respect and dignity.
• Role models professionalism and teamwork
• Facilitates and promotes change in the unit environment.
• Leads unit improvements and measures outcomes.
• Assures that staff incorporates professional standards of practice and regulatory requirements into nursing care provided.
• Follows hospital policies regarding HIPAA and privacy as applicable to the home office
• Research
• Reads, analyzes and synthesizes nursing and other scholarly articles and research studies; shares knowledge with unit staff in a formal format.
• With assistance applies research findings to clinical practice.
• Seeks opportunities to participate in research studies or answer simple research question.
• Learning
• Identifies learning needs of self and others and assists in the development of a learning plan.
• Applies education and training from departmental in-services and external sources to enhance Nursing practice.
• Assist in developing and utilizes patient education materials relevant to patient population
• Participates in development/ presentation of staff education programs geared to meet unit and select departmental needs.
• Demonstrates health care informatics competency in order to manage patient care
• Information literacy, including the effective use of the intranet and internet to find electronic resources for patient care, nursing practice and evidence-based decision-making;
• Information management skills, including the effective use of the electronic health record and clinical information systems, the ability to collect clinical data using quality tools and the ability to discuss, evaluate and analyze outcome data presented in charts and tables.
• Resource Management
• Participates in promoting quality, efficient and cost effective care.
• Monitors own usage of supplies and…