Triage Registered Nurse

Description Join Our Team as a Triage Registered Nurse at Regional Cancer Care Associates! Are you a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse ready to make a difference in the field of cancer care? Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA) is seeking an exceptional Triage Registered Nurse to join our dynamic team in Sparta, NJ. Elevate your career and make a difference with RCCA. Employment Type: Full Time Location: Sparta, NJ Compensation: $37.67 - $50.82 per hour Compensation packages based on your unique skills, experience, and qualifications In addition to the salary, we provide: Health, dental, and vision plans Wellness program Health savings account - Flexible spending accounts 401(k) retirement plan Life insurance Short-term disability insurance Long-term disability insurance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday pay Tuition discounts with numerous universities We believe these benefits underscore our commitment to the well‑being and professional growth of our employees. Responsibilities and Duties Nursing Process and Knowledge Base Must demonstrate sound knowledge of the nursing processes; health care systems, structure, and functions; and community resources. Demonstrates understanding of healthcare technology, equipment and supplies. Demonstrates familiarity with state law on nursing care, nurse practice guidelines, and RCCA policies and procedures. Utilizes nursing judgment in the decision‑making process when responding to patient calls and questions. Demonstrates critical thinking using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Performs assessment/data collection in an on‑going and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status. Formulates goal directed plan of care, prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcome. Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent and compassionate manner. Functions to establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies. Evaluates effectiveness of the care given by all healthcare team members. This includes environmental factors and instrumentation in progression of the patient toward outcomes. Demonstrates a sound knowledge of the ONS and OSHA guidelines. IV therapy techniques reflect a sound knowledge base of the principles of practice. Chemotherapy administration techniques reflect a sound knowledge base of the principles of practice Demonstrates knowledge of medical record documentation requirements and federal/state laws related to release of health care information. Maintains and demonstrates knowledge of telephone‑based clinical assessment techniques. Demonstrates knowledge of medical practice telephone triage protocols. Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate home health information to follow until a visit with the physician, if they do not need immediate hospitalization. RNs should be familiar with the most common side effects of each drug they are administering. They should as the patient if they are experiencing any of these specific side effects before administering subsequent cycles of the drug. Telephone Triage Performs a short evaluation of the patient situation to estimate severity of illness and/or injury including learning about the patients’ chief complaint and, as possible obtaining vital signs and mental status information. Talks directly to the patients on the telephone and then directing them accordingly, whether it is home care, arranging a visit with their physician or directing them to the emergency room. Determines the urgency of seeing the patient based on brief assessment and on familiarity with a patient’s condition and history. Confers with the physician as needed. Provides appropriate home health advise to those patients who do not need to be evaluated by the physician or sent to the ER for immediate help. Sends those with high‑risk chief complaints to ER immediately. Sets up or arranges for an appointment scheduler to make an appointment for the patients, which need to be seen by the physician or NP. Handles routine information requests from patients, including reporting lab #J-18808-Ljbffr Regional Cancer Care Associates, LLC