Triage Registered Nurse (Full-Time)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Triage RN is responsible for providing, prescribing, delegating, and coordinating nursing care with other health care providers to meet holistic needs of patients. Documents patient condition and any changes in charts, schedules appointments, and communicates effectively to patients and providers.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES

• Manages nurse directed walk-ins and scheduling based on clinical judgement, utilizing physician when needed. Coordinating double booking and prioritizing timely follow up.
• Ensures appropriate and effective use of electronic health records by documenting triage calls, information obtained for prior authorizations and referrals, maintains HIPAA compliance with use of EMR, and navigated through EMR in order to facilitate care.
• Coordinating care by facilitating communication from care centers and outside facilities with primary care providers. Providing patient education, initiating referral process and details of referral (date, time and address).
• Accurately refills medication with verification and any changes to prescriptions, processes medication refill requests in timely manner (less than 24 hours), audits and communicates patient follow-up needs (annual physicals, lab recheck, etc.), communicates effectively with pharmacy to meet patient needs.
• Ensures prior authorizations are approved and completed accurately for patients by providing medical information for insurance company review, processes requests in timely manner, coordinates services for approved requests while communicating back to patients, appeals and submits additional information as needed.
• Promotes and ensures patient safety in performance of administering medications, treatments, procedures according to physician orders/nursing policy in a timely manner.

Hours: Minimum 36 hours/week, Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:00pm

Education, Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred
• Effective knowledge and familiarity with word processing, computer navigation, and e-mail
• A minimum of one to two years nursing experience preferred
• Prior rural clinic experience preferred

Certificates, Licensure, Registrations:

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Nebraska or multi state licensure in a nurse licensure compact state
• Valid Nebraska driver’s license
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiple and divide
• Ability to read, interpret, and take action as it relates to basic documentation and information
• Ability to use computer systems, computer navigation, and Internet
• Ability to write reports and correspondence
• Ability to adapt to change
• Ability to problem solve
• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with customers and all members of the team

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS

• Knowledge of computer hardware equipment and software applications relevant to work functions.

Standard full-time benefits: Benefits go into effect on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment. Include but not limited to:

• Health Insurance: PPO and H.S.A. option; PCH pays a portion of premiums
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance: Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Plan at no cost to the employee; opportunity to purchase additional coverage also available
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue hours based on a percentage rate (set by years of service) multiplied by the number of hours worked in a pay period
• 403(b) Retirement: The hospital will match employee contributions for their retirement, up to a percentage employee gross wage
• Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident Policies
• Medical and Dependent Care Savings Accounts
• Group Incentive Plan (GIP): The hospital sets facility wide goals for our annual fiscal year. Depending on how many of those goals we meet at the end of the fiscal year that determines the amount of bonus employees receive.

This institution is an EEO/AA Employer and Provider - Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.