RN - Triage Hospitalist
Company: CARLE
Location: Wellington
Posted on: June 24, 2022
Job Description:
The Triage RN is responsible for assisting Adult Hospitalist
Triage and Admitting physicians by triaging calls for new
admissions to the Hospitalist service. Serve as a liaison between
the Hospitalists and ancillary staff regarding triaging patient
issues in a timely and effective manner. Perform patient
assessments and accumulate pertinent patient data for pending
admissions by the supervising Hospitalists. Responsible for the
delivery of nursing care using time and resources efficiently
integrating a standards-based framework model. This position will
also provide support for the Cross Cover Hospitalist by serving as
the first response to inpatient floor pages during the overnight
hours. As permitted by scope of practice, the RN will provide
patient care recommendations as supported by physician approved
protocols.
- Interacts with internal and external customers to facilitate
appropriate placement of patients and optimize access to hospital
resources.
- Initiates and assists with department and internal operational
issues to optimize patient care.
- Assess patients: Those awaiting admission as to their current
clinical status and to gather information such as outpatient
medications, laboratory results and prior medical records in
preparation for the physician assessment, and those who are already
within the Hospitalist service, observation or inpatient status,
who have a perceived change in status or acuity requiring further
evaluation.
- Provides leadership through communication about and validation
of patient care
- Works in close collaboration with Resource Nurses, Transfer
Center/PAL RNs, Stat Nurses, and House Officers to ensure patient
throughput and flow issues are addressed and minimized as
appropriate.
- Facilitation of centralized patient acceptance and admission
throughput from Carle Emergency Department and regional
facilities.
- Working at the top of nursing scope the Triage/Cross Cover RN
acts as a resource to nursing staff for all patients who are
currently under the Hospitalist Service. Rounding and assessment on
these patients throughout the inpatient units as well as
performance of swallow screens and would vac trouble shooting.
- Flexibility in scheduling to allow for continued coverage and
competency of both triage and cross cover RN position.
- Utilizing critical thinking, the Triage/Cross Cover RN
collaborates with the Triage MD, House Officer, ED Charge Nurse,
Carle Direct, and Unit Nurse Leader for appropriate diagnosis
related bed placement.
Keywords: CARLE, Champaign , RN - Triage Hospitalist, Healthcare , Wellington, Illinois
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