Triage Registered Nurse (full-time)

• • Job Tracking ID: 24-19-RHCN-RHC
  • Job Location: Pender, NE
  • Job Level: Mid Career (2 years)
  • Level of Education: BA/BS
• • Job Type: Full-Time/Regular
  • Date Updated: 05/30/2024
  • Years of Experience: Up to 2 Years
  • Starting Date: ASAP

Job Description

The Triage RN is responsible for providing, prescribing, delegating,and coordinating nursing care with other health care providers to meetholistic needs of patients. Documents patient condition and anychanges in charts, schedules appointments, and communicateseffectively to patients and providers.

• Manages nurse directed walk-ins and scheduling based on clinicaljudgement, utilizing physician when needed. Coordinating doublebooking and prioritizing timely follow up.
• Ensures appropriate and effective use of electronic health recordsby documenting triage calls, information obtained for priorauthorizations and referrals, maintains HIPAA compliance with use ofEMR, and navigated through EMR in order to facilitate care.
• Coordinating care by facilitating communication from care centersand outside facilities with primary care providers. Providingpatient education, initiating referral process and details ofreferral (date, time and address).
• Accurately refills medication with verification and any changes toprescriptions, processes medication refill requests in timely manner(less than 24 hours), audits and communicates patient follow-upneeds (annual physicals, lab recheck, etc.), communicateseffectively with pharmacy to meet patient needs.
• Ensures prior authorizations are approved and completed accuratelyfor patients by providing medical information for insurance companyreview, processes requests in timely manner, coordinates servicesfor approved requests while communicating back to patients, appealsand submits additional information as needed.
• Promotes and ensures patient safety in performance ofadministering medications, treatments, procedures according tophysician orders/nursing policy in a timely manner.

Experience and Skills

Education, Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred
• Effective knowledge and familiarity with word processing, computernavigation, 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 Nebraskaor 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 toperform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform theessential functions. The requirements listed below are representativeof 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 basicdocumentation 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 effectivelywith customers and all members of the team

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS

• Patient Care equipment
• Computer/printer/scanner
• General office materials/equipment/supplies
• Information systems & programs
• Telephone system

Job Benefits

Standard full-time benefits: Benefits go into effectthe 1st of the month following 30 days of hire. Include but notlimited to:

• Health Insurance: PPO and H.S.A. option; PCH pays aportion of premiums
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance: Life and Accidental Death andDismemberment Plan at no cost to the employee; opportunity topurchase additional coverage also available
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue hours based on apercentage rate (set by years of service) multiplied by the numberof hours worked in a pay period
• 403(b) Retirement: First quarter after one year ofemployment, the hospital will match up to a percentage of grosswages when the employee contributes contributions of percentage 
• Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, CriticalIllness, Accident Policies
• Medical and Dependent Care Savings Accounts
• Group Incentive Plan (GIP): The hospital setsfacility wide goals for our annual fiscal year. Depending on howmany of those goals we meet at the end of the fiscal year thatdetermines the amount of bonus employees receive. 

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