What are the responsibilities and job description for the Triage Registered Nurse position at Together Women's Health, LLC?
Overview
Eastside OBGYN, a practice partner of Together Women's Health, is seeking a part-time Triage Registered Nurse (RN) to join their growing team!
As an experienced practitioner, the Triage Nurse is responsible for assessing patients, determining the severity of patients conditions, and prioritizing care based on the urgency of symptoms.
This position will be 3 days/week with rotating days.
Applicants with Athena EMR experience will be given priority.
Responsibilities
- Performs telephone triage, patient education, handling of physician phone calls, pharmacy calls; may assist by calling to set up appointments or arrange hospital tests or admissions
- Completes paperwork such as refilling medication, ordering lab tests, x-rays, school/work notes, FMLA, etc.
- Assessing patients and determining priority and referring for emergency care
- Counsels’ patients concerning lifestyle modifications, medication regimens, side effects, and interactions using an appropriate psychosocial communication level
- Communicates to patients and office coordinators follow-up appointments, ancillary and/or pre-operative testing and scheduling needed for patient
- Coordinates ordering of tests/procedures with other clinical staff
- Respond to patient questions and concerns as liaison between physician and patient
- Developing office protocols and training documents
- Reports all test results to the patient as directed by the physician
Qualifications
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required
- State of Michigan RN License required
- BLS certification required
- At least one year of working experience as an RN required
- Athena EMR experience highly preferred
- OB/GYN experience preferred, but not required
Why Together Women’s Health (TWH)?Because we do things a bit differently here. We’re a rapidly growing network of OBGYN private practice groups, and while it’s important to know what we are, it’s more important to know what drives us - our mission to improve the lives of our healthcare partners and their patients. Our actions speak louder than those words. We invest in our talented teams and our connection to our core values last longer than a quick glance through the employee handbook - we live them every day! TWH is a place where careers thrive for those who believe the right team can achieve anything.
What’s in it for you?
As a part-time team member, you will have access to benefits to include; Retirement Plan with a generous company match, Paid Time Off (because we work hard and play hard), and Holiday Pay.
Together Women’s Health (TWH) is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
