Triage RN

Triage Registered Nurse (RN)

Practice Name, a practice partner of Together Women's Health, is seeking a full-time Triage Registered Nurse (RN) to join their growing team!

As an experienced practitioner, the Triage Nurse is responsible for assessing patients, determining the severity of patients conditions, and prioritizing care based on the urgency of symptoms.

Applicants with Athena EMR experience will be given priority.

Responsibilities

Performs telephone triage, patient education, handling of physician phone calls, pharmacy calls; may assist by calling to set up appointments or arrange hospital tests or admissions

Completes paperwork such as refilling medication, ordering lab tests, x-rays, school/work notes, FMLA, etc.

Assessing patients and determining priority and referring for emergency care

Counsels patients concerning lifestyle modifications, medication regimens, side effects, and interactions using an appropriate psychosocial communication level

Communicates to patients and office coordinators follow-up appointments, ancillary and/or pre-operative testing and scheduling needed for patient

Coordinates ordering of tests/procedures with other clinical staff

Respond to patient questions and concerns as liaison between physician and patient

Developing office protocols and training documents

Reports all test results to the patient as directed by the physician

Qualifications

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required

State of Michigan RN License required

BLS certification required

At least one year of working experience as an RN required

Athena EMR experience highly preferred

OB/GYN experience preferred, but not required

Why Together Women's Health (TWH)?

Because we do things a bit differently here. We're a rapidly growing network of OBGYN private practice groups, and while it's important to know what we are, it's more important to know what drives us - our mission to improve the lives of our healthcare partners and their patients. Our actions speak louder than those words. We invest in our talented teams and our connection to our core values last longer than a quick glance through the employee handbook - we live them every day! TWH is a place where careers thrive for those who believe the right team can achieve anything.