Job description
The Triage RN, Access reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
The Triage RN, Access provides clinically expert virtual triage service. In their role, the triage nurses serve as a liaison between the patient and their physician by assessing the presenting problem or chief complaint, utilizing targeted evidence based triage protocols to identify acuity and develop appropriate care advice and next-step recommendations.
Remote work from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, or Ohio
Responsibilities
- Triage nurses must demonstrate excellent customer service and communication skills and the ability to function as part of a highly effective team that consistently puts Patients First.
Establish positive first impressions with patients and customers, establishing a role as patient advocate
Triage all incoming telephone calls and electronic messages, prioritizing and resolving, involving the provider as appropriate, successfully completing the communication cycle.
Incorporates critical thinking to develop, implement and update an individualized plan of care based on identified patient care and learning and needs
Asks key questions to gain insight into the patient’s clinical condition and able to adjust approach as needed to get necessarily information
Document all communications in the electronic medical record
Schedules patient for visit with provider as appropriate based upon protocols
Follows triage protocols in place for the department
Assist in scheduling appointments for patients with providers within NM.
Assist in orientation of new staff members.
Assist in specific process improvement projects
Participates in departmental quality improvement activities
Uses effective service recovery skills to solve problems or service breakdowns when they occur
Requirements
- Required: Graduate of accredited RN program
2 years of ambulatory care experience
Registered Nurse License issued by State of Illinois
Current AHA BLS Provider certification
Preferred: BSN
Specialty certification upon eligibility
About Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of healthcare. It encompasses the research, teaching, and patient care activities of the academic medical center. Sharing a commitment to superior quality, academic excellence and patient safety, the organizations within Northwestern Medicine comprise a combined workforce of more than 30,000 among clinical and administrative staff, medical and science faculty and medical students. Northwestern Medicine is comprised of more than 100 locations throughout the region, anchored by the #1 hospital in Illinois as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. What makes us better, makes you better.
