Registered Nurse, General GI Triage Coordinator, Endoscopy

Embark on a rewarding journey as an Registered Nurse, General GI Triage Coordinator (full time, days) in the Endoscopy unit at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, High Point Medical Center. You'll be part of a team of thriving health care professionals providing top-quality care to help patients in their healing journeys and will provide clinical leadership, coordination, and administrative support for a defined clinic location, or locations. 

The RN, General GI Triage Coordinator facilitates the patient's positive progression through the acute episode of care. Carries out the plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and a multidisciplinary team that includes physicians, staff and appropriate clinical support personnel. Uses experiential clinical skills to achieve optimal clinical, financial and outcome goals. Advocates for the patient and family throughout the entire episode of care. Maintains availability to patient/family as a resource to facilitate communication with care providers and evaluate services rendered. Remains involved in the plan of care until the patient achieves a functional health status that allows for discharge. This is your chance to make a real impact while being surrounded by a supportive team of leading medical experts! 

 

 Position Highlights:  

• Shift Schedule:  Full time (40hrs weekly), M-F, 8hr Days, Hours may be somewhat flexible ( 8am-4:30pm), dependent upon unit needs.
• Department:  Adult Endoscopy Unit
• Location:  Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical, High Point Medical Center, High Point, NC

What We Offer: 

• Generous PTO: Accrue up to 200 hours/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters. 
• Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor’s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree. 
• Wellness Incentives: Take advantage of up to $1,500 per year in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program, prioritizing your well-being. 
• Parental Benefits: We understand the importance of family, providing six weeks of paid birthing-mother maternity leave and four weeks of paid parental leave. 
• Retirement: Secure your financial future with up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions.  

What You’ll Need:  

• Graduation from accredited School of Nursing; BSN required. 
• Registered Nurse licensure from the State of North Carolina Board of Nursing 
• Requires three years of clinical hospital experience, two of which must be in Gastroenterology. 
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required  
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), or Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) may be required within one year in select clinical areas.

 ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

1. Facilitates and ensures that comprehensive, multidisciplinary collaboration of the plan of care occurs with the patient, family, physicians and other health care providers. Coordinates the development, implementation and evaluation of patient focused outcomes through clinical pathways and/or plans of care, analyzes variances and implements strategies to resolve them. Uses performance improvement principles to assess and improve quality. 

2. Serves as the point person for the surgical program coordinating care and assisting the patient in scheduling surgery. Coordinates with different services and physicians to ensure all appropriate testing and consents are obtained. 

3. Educates patients regarding pre-operative medications, advises Physicians of any possible issues. Promotes positive patient experience through communication and elimination of barriers to care. 

4. Educates patients post-operatively on home care and disease related issues. Promotes continuity of care by establishing and maintaining rapport with regional and internal providers. Makes appropriate referrals to outpatient programs. 

5. Serves as a resource for care providers re quality measures. Assists the department in meeting patient care guidelines by ensuing core/quality measures are met. Assists the providers in the daily plan of care and troubleshooting problems. 

6. Screens telephone calls appropriately, in the postoperative period. Provides solutions or resources to community resources available to patients. Assists providers in obtaining needed resources and referrals to outside agencies. Assists providers in preventing readmission by early intervention and troubleshooting problems in the home setting and providing po