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.

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