PRN- Triage Phone Nurse

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A REWARDING CAREER WITH A GROWING AND DYNAMIC TEAM? CONSIDER UCBC.

At University Cancer & Blood Center, we pride ourselves on listening. On providing hope, guidance, and comfort. On getting up each day and striving to make a positive impact on the lives of patients and their families. From our front-desk staff to our counselors, nurses, technicians and physicians - who've chosen to accept their calling, we salute them for their efforts and recognize them as the very special individuals that they are.

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO JOIN US? IF SO WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU!

Job Description:

University Cancer & Blood Center is currently hiring for a PRN Phone Triage RN.

Job Duties Include:

• Evaluate symptoms over the phone (e.g., nausea, fever, pain) to gauge urgency.
• Offer advice on managing side effects and direct patients to appropriate care.
• Use triage algorithms to decide if a patient needs urgent, same-day care at UCBC or other emergency services.
• Help patients avoid unnecessary emergency room or urgent care trips.
• Responding to messages from patients regarding their medications, symptoms, etc.
• Working with providers to obtain refills, medications changes, etc.

• Key Skills & Knowledge:
  
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Strong understanding of oncology, cancer treatments, and their side effects.
• Excellent communication, customer service, and phone skills.
• Familiarity with established triage protocols, like those from the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS).

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