Overview
The Registered Nurse is responsible for providing telephone triage to the adult population for Family and Internal Medicine. This role requires strong clinical and communication skills to ensure the provision of quality patient care. This position is a key part of the health care team and requires dedication and expertise to deliver a high-quality telephone response.
Responsibilities
Practitioner
Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate an individualized plan of care.
Utilizes critical thinking and the nursing process to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, taking action to modify the plan of care or to elevate to the care team as necessary.
Practices in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics to advocate for patients, uphold their autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent and assist patients in families in expressing self-determination.
Actively seeks feedback and acts to improve performance.
Engages in the governance of practice.
Leader/Decision Maker
Manages interpersonal relationships for self and with others.
Mentors colleagues for the advancement of nursing practice and the profession.
Assumes authority and accountability for the nursing care of patients while appropriately delegating elements of care to others members of the care delivery team in accordance with laws, regulations and policies and procedures.
Prioritizes and organizes time to optimize patient outcomes.
Scientist
Actively seeks out the most current evidence and standards and applies and translates to daily practice.
Role models a culture of inquiry, developing new knowledge by contributing to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice at the local level.
Transferor
Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
Actively partners with others to effect change that produces positive outcomes through the exchange of knowledge.
Precepts the student nurse, nurse extern, nurse resident, experienced clinical nurse and other members of the healthcare team.
Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Qualifications
- Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Required Licensure/Certifications
- Licensed Registered Nurse with NH eligibility
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required upon hire.