Triage RN

Working Here | Experience Serving Your Community If you are looking to foster a fulfilling career path while serving your community, you are in the right place. All careers at CHAS Health allow you to make an impact on patient’s lives and our greater community. No matter what clinic or location you join, you become a part of the bigger picture – providing trustworthy, patient-centered, and attentive care to anyone who walks through our doors.

We continue to expand operations and are regularly looking for talented and dedicated individuals to help us continue to make a difference in patient lives. Challenging the status quo starts with you – get started today.

Everyone Welcome From the beginning, we strongly believe that all people have the right to high-quality health care. Our goal is to remove barriers to care and provide high-quality, evidence-based care in a place that is convenient – in your neighborhood. We believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their situation.

Compensation Range:$38.03 - $57.52

Competitive Compensation & Exceptional Benefits at CHAS Health Join a workforce that values your expertise as much as your wellbeing! CHAS Health's comprehensive compensation package
* includes:

Annual milestone bonus for all eligible employees! $500 for every year worked, up to $5,000.Robust health coverage with employer-offered medical, dental, vision, long-term care, and life insurance.
401(k) with up to 6% employer match for a retirement plan that invests in your future.

Work/life balance —enjoy more than six (6) weeks of paid time off (PTO) annually for full-time employees, to recharge and refresh.

Tuition assistance and student loan repayment —let CHAS Health pay for your education!

Up to $7,500 for childcare annually through reimbursement, to help you balance work and family life.

CME and license fee reimbursement —we've got you covered.
* Offered benefits dependent upon employee eligibility and criteria

Job Description:

Purpose of Job:

Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by enhancing access to nurse-driven medical advice and guidance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides direct support to the call center for incoming patient phone calls with a variety of clinical questions and needs.

Facilitates patient care, and documents all communication into the electronic health record.

Uses accepted medical protocols to teach self-care to patients and give medical advice.

Determines priority of care based upon physical and psychosocial needs, as well as factors influencing patient flow.

Coordinates with Providers and Medical Assistants to ensure that timely treatment/response is provided to patients.

Outreaches to coordinate care for patients with gaps in care including patients recently discharged from hospitals.

Performs other duties assigned, including supporting the CHAS Health Mission and Core Values.

Qualifications:

Education/

Experience:

Valid RN license in the state of Washington, with RN license eligibility in Idaho. Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred, two-year degree in nursing required. Previous experience in triaging and community health environment preferred.

Experience with electronic health record strongly preferred.

Skills:

Excellent customer service skills and compassion for patients required. Excellent ambulatory medicine clinical knowledge. Computer skills required with the ability to document electronically clearly and efficiently, using medical terminology and accurate spelling. Excellent oral communications skills required. Must be able to work well with the team and independently. BLS (CPR/AED) required. Commitment to supporting a safe and respectful environment is required.

Physical Demands:

Required to sit for greater than 50% of the day, and stand and be mobile at least 25% of the time. Required to use hands to finger, handle or feel over two-thirds of the time, as well as reach with hands and arms. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling or crouching occurs less than one-third of the time. Communicating by talking / hearing occurs over two-thirds of the day, with a large amount of this occurring over the telephone.

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