Telephone Triage Nurse, RN, Part Time, Rotating (Pediatrics, BSN)
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Description: Nemours is at present looking to employ Telephone Triage Nurse, RN, Part Time, Rotating (Pediatrics, BSN) right now, this career will be depute in Delaware. For detail informations about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Nemours is seeking a casual Telephone Triage Nurse to join our KidsHealth On-Call team in Delawa! re.
As one of the nation’s premier pediatric health care systems, Nemours provides world-class clinical care in four states: Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Located in Wilmington, Delaware, the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children offers intensive and acute inpatient and outpatient services covering more than 30 pediatric specialties. Ranked among the nation’s best in pediatric specialty care by U.S. News & World Report , this world-renowned teaching hospital has served children from 42 states and 14 nations. Extending the world-class care of the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital, Nemours duPont Pediatrics provides expert care for even more children across the Delaware Valley through community-based physician services and collaborative partnerships with health and hospital systems.
To keep pace with the changing health care environment and build a healthier future for our children, Nemours has embarked on a multi-phase expansi! on to create a children’s hospital like no other in the regi! on. Upon completion in June 2014, the hospital will include private patient rooms, a new Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a new expanded Emergency Department.
The KidsHealth On-Call telephone nurse triage unit provides patients with telephone access to a highly skilled and trained registered nurse during hours when the Nemours primary care offices are closed.
Job functions include:
Accurately assessing each patient's condition by actively listening to callers and asking probative questions. Identifying emergent situations and effectively transferring life-threatening calls to appropriate agencies per protocol.
Providing appropriate and courteous telephone advice, including plan of care and patient education, to callers according to approved protocols.
Appropriately and accurately documenting initial and ongoing telephone conversations with documentation being completed immediately after the call ends.
Placing outbound! follow-up calls to caregivers as needed.
Accurately communicating information to physician on call as needed, either over the telephone or by routing the necessary information to the physician through Epic.
Meeting unit expectation for performance based on unit competencies and staff meeting attendance.
Must be able to work independently and to make critical decisions autonomously as this is a complete work-at-home position after completion of orientation.
Requirements
Excellent communication and listening skills.
Ability to multitask, make time-sensitive decisions and function well independently.
Current PA and DE nursing license or ability for license reciprocity in these states.
RN required; BSN preferred.
3-5 years pediatric experience; nurse triage or primary care nursing experience a plus.
Bilingual, Spanish-speaking skills are a plus.
Experience with electronic medical! records (EMR) is a plus.
This is a casual RN position. Wor! k hours: Flexibility to work nights, weekends, holidays and evenings. Some overnights are required to fill in when night shift nurses are off.
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This career starts available on: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:07:41 GMT
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