CLINICAL NURSE II -Day Shift- Pulmonary Triage

 

Duke Health Integrated Practice is an exceptional, multi-specialty physician practice encompassing 140 clinics across North Carolina. We attract and retain premier medical professionals with competitive compensation, benefits, and a nurturing work atmosphere that unites passion and purpose.

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Clinical Nurse II – Triage Nurse -  Duke Asthma, Allergy and Airway Center/Pulmonary 

 

Job Location:

4825 Creekstone Drive, Durham, NC.

 

Job Summary:

We are seeking a TRIAGE NURSE to be an integral member of our Asthma, Allergy, and Airway Center healthcare team. The position will manage this patient population via telehealth in order to coordinate care with providers.  The Triage Nurse position is based in Durham, NC at a non-clinical office site.  This position interacts with patients via telephone and secure messaging vs direct patient contact. 

 

Job Duties:

• Provide nursing triage, assessment and education to patients via telephone interactions and secure messaging. 
• Manage patient needs including medication management, post procedure instructions and care coordination.
• Serve as a liaison to patients, family members and referring providers with guidance from pulmonary providers.
• Collect and analyze patient data, make recommendations for nursing care plans, evaluate nursing care provided, document and communicate appropriately nursing actions taken and patient responses.
• Delegate tasks and direct the activities of unlicensed care providers (schedulers, Medical Assistants and Staff Assistants).
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings.  
• Participate in performance improvement and patient experience activities.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

 

Job Eligibility Requirements:

• Work requires graduation from an accredited BSN or Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma program.
• All registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) will be required to enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date and to complete the program within five years of their start date.

 

Job Hours:

Position will be scheduled during business hours Monda-Friday. Once fully on boarded, this work can be done as a hybrid model. This means a rotating schedule of working remotely and from the office.

 

Some roles within our organization may encompass essential job functions requiring distinct physical and/or mental capabilities. Further details and accommodation requests will be addressed by individual hiring departments.

 

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This job description aims to outline representative responsibilities for this title, not an exhaustive account of specific duties. Employees may be assigned job-related tasks beyond those explicitly outlined here.