Job Type
Full-time
Description
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:Job Title: Clinical Resource Nurse (Triage)
Schedule: Monday-Friday | 8am - 4pm | Eligible for
two remote workdays per week upon successful completion of orientation and training.
Salary: $40.00 - $50.00 per hour
We are looking for a
Clinical Resource Nurse (Triage Nurse) to serve as the vital clinical link between our patients and their care teams. In this role, your expertise provides peace of mind and immediate clinical direction when it matters most.
Essential Functions:
- Clinically triages phone calls from patients/families/caregiver by providing skilled and palliative care assessment, symptom management, problem solving and instruction.
- Assists with the coordination of home visits as appropriate for patients who call the Agency seeking guidance.
- Clinically coordinates the scheduling of complex IV, Medication Reconciliation and Wounds Care referrals.
- Provides guidance including pain management and symptom control; conducts assessments and evaluations and provides education and support care to patients and caregivers in collaboration with the nurse case manager.
- Coordination of patient care with the physician office and enters orders as indicated. Communicates outcome with clinical team.
- Receives and contacts by phone/fax/email any patient physician (designee) as indicated by the change in the patient's condition, treatment and/or status.
- Accepts and completes all necessary documentation related to accepting medications and/or Durable Medical Equipment for Hospice patients.
- Completes comprehensive documentation about the calls received/initiated in the patient's medical record using the SBAR guide.
- Assists daily with clinical triage of community and facility nursing and therapy visits and admissions for both home care and hospice programs.
- Supports scheduling with determining priority of assigning open visits.
- Assists with chart review and monitoring of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety activities as requested.
- Reviews orders that impact the patient's plan of care and makes appropriate changes.
Comprehensive Benefits- Competitive compensation
- Paid patient visits, documentation, travel time, and meetings
- Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate
- Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Earned Time Off
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Continuing education and career advancement opportunities
- AI-powered documentation tools designed to reduce paperwork
- Granite VNA apparel stipend
Bring your care where it matters most-home. Apply today to join the Granite VNA team.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing, accompanied by current New Hampshire nursing license, or compact state license through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
- Registered Nurse with one to two years of home health or hospice experience
- One to two years of telephone triage experience
Salary Description
$40.00 - $50.00 / hour
