Registered Nurse; RN): Float​/Triage

Position: Registered Nurse (RN): Float/Triage
Title: Registered Nurse (RN):
Float/Triage

Department: Alexandria Clinic Nursing - Float/Triage

Employment Status: Part-Time (0.9)- 72 Hours Per Pay Period

Benefit Status: Full-Time

Benefits include

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employee Health Clinic (health +):
  Our health+ clinic provides office visits and prescription medications for little to no cost to Alomere Health employees and their dependents who are on a medical insurance plan
• Retirement Savings
• Please see more details about our benefits here:

Hours:

Monday
- Friday 7:30am-5:00pm or 7:30am-8:00pm (one day/week), with one consistent day off/week.

** Weekend rotation listed:*
* Every 14th weekend 8:15am-3:00pm

As a Float, you may occasionally need to cover the shift of a Triage RN or a Primary Practice, and those hours range from 7:00am-8:00pm.

Job Description

The Registered Nurse (RN) promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing processes, collaborating with Providers along with the multidisciplinary team. This position is responsible for providing physical and psychological support to patients' friends and family members. The RN possesses skills within their scope of practice and presents with IV skills, strong assessment skills, ability to respond, and lead emergency situations within the clinical setting.

Essential Responsibilities

The following description of responsibilities to be performed is not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, it focuses on the major tasks that must be accomplished.

Nursing Service Delivery

• Meet, maintain, and follow quality measures to support quality improvement
• Ensure efficient and accurate patient care coordination
• Perform all tasks per Provider order within scope of practice or specialty training
• Work in accordance of primary Providers' clinic schedule
• Possess prior authorization of medications

Alexandria Clinic Specific

• Prepare and administer injections, immunizations, and medications
• Administer treatments as prescribed by Provider
• Assist in emergent situations with strong knowledge and skill of crash cart and defibrillator
• Submit appropriate charges for services rendered
• Complete timely and accurate documentation

Patient Care

• Facilitate communication in regards to patient care between patient and Provider and work to be a patient advocate at all times
• Complete thorough documentation of all patient interactions in the electronic medical record
• Effectively communicate with patients, families, and those involved in the patients' care

Triage RN

• Provide Triage nurse assessment services for patient telephone calls and patients presenting to the clinic
• Schedule patient appointments
• Complete courtesy blood pressure and pulse checks, along with calibration of home monitoring blood pressure machine
• Document each patient interaction timely and accurately
• Notify Provider on patients' condition as appropriate
• Work closely with express care providers on accurate scheduling and monitoring of schedules
• Educate and advise patients per triage assignment, utilizing approved triage materials
• Provide patients with information as requested for clinic physicians and advanced practice providers
• Possess IV therapy skills
• Lead and provide direction in emergent situations

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an ADN or BSN school or College of Nursing
• Active and current MN RN Licensure
• BLS Certified

Preferred Qualifications

• Epic experience
• Cardiac monitor experience
• Ambulatory care experience
• ACLS Certified

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of medical terminology and techniques
• Utilize knowledge of instruments used for procedures
• Understand basic rooming of a patient
• Strong knowledge of preparing patient and room for procedures, and assisting Provider as needed
• Strong knowledge of Provider practice
• Ability to adapt to a wide variety of working environments with strong flexibility
• Maintain and gain knowledge of medications
• Skill in Microsoft and general computer knowledge

Benefit Status: Full Time

Union Position: No

Applicants must be able to meet the physical demands of the position. A Functional

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