Registered Nurse, Telehealth, Remote (Spanish Bilingual) Emergency Triage

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We’re changing lives every day.  For both our patients and our team members. Are you innovative and entrepreneurial minded? Is your work ethic and ambition off the charts?  Do you inspire others with your kindness and joy?

We’re different than most primary care providers. We’re rapidly expanding and we need great people to join our team.

The Part Time Registered Nurse, Virtual Care, is responsible for providing telephonic emergency triage and directional patient care advice for general and specific illnesses, health related issues, client counseling, patient advocacy, health education and referral and resource management to ChenMed patients and their families. Providing on-call coverage, the incumbent in this role provides remote clinical advice and assessments within license and as possible given the technology and medium. He/She collaborates with primary caregivers and others on the interdisciplinary care plan team to provide a team approach of care.

The shift for this opening is as follows:
Tuesdays 1700-2100
Wednesdays 1700-2100
Thursdays 1700-2100
Saturdays 0800-1600

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides health assessment and treatment solutions, monitors patient health and at-home care, aids in emergency scenarios and promotes patient wellness.  
• Connects with patients via phone or video call to assess conditions and perform emergency triage services.
• Interviews and questions patients to collect health history and uses a computer system to record and store comprehensive and focused data relating to the health needs of patients and families.  
• Based on technology available, monitors a patient’s blood oxygen levels, heart rate, respirations, blood pressure and blood glucose as well as other assessment measures.  
• With the help of video chatting, identifies patient’s symptoms and conditions. Analyzes data to determine the appropriate health maintenance and identify appropriate outcomes for patient and family.  
• Collaborate with on-call providers as needed to support expected clinical outcomes for the patient and family.  
• Evaluates and documents progress toward the anticipated outcome. Assist in ensuring achievement of optimal patient outcomes using Telemedicine. Documents interventions in a readable, understandable language.  
• Aids in enhancing the quality and efficacy of the organization’s telehealth practices and professional nursing practice through successful utilization and improvement of outcomes that demonstrate program efficacy.  
• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan and provide services that are safe, effective and fiscally responsible.  
• Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s discretion.  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge and understanding of general/core Nursing-related functions, practices, processes, procedures, techniques and methods 
• Broad nursing knowledge and understanding  
• Ability and willingness to provide extraordinary customer service and professionalism to all customers 
• Maintains current nursing knowledge and competency to stay abreast of budding nursing trends and best practices 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills through a variety of formats, tools and technologies  
• Capable of building trust and professional relationships to deliver VIP care across the continuum 
• Ability to demonstrate excellent clinical judgment 
• Ability to problem solve 
• Ability to prioritize work under pressure 
• Ability to provide constructive feedback 
• Ability to effectively collaborate with a multidisciplinary team 
• Proficient skill in Microsoft Office Suite products including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook; competent in other systems required for the position  
• Ability and willingness to travel locally, within South Florida to attend meetings and trainings up to 10% of the time; required availability to work evening, weekends and/or holidays 
• Minimum requirement to work 4 holidays in the calendar year
• Spoken and written fluency in English; bilingual (Spanish/Creole) preferred 
• This job requires use and exercise of clinical judgement

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE CRITERIA:

• Associate Degree in Nursing required, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred 
• Nurse Licensure Compact license required, ability to obtain additi