Triage Registered Nurse - Gilchrist
Core
Triage patient and caregiver telephone calls, assist in symptom palliation, and provide education and emotional support to terminally ill patients and families.
Role type
Registered Nurse (Triage)
Builds
Patient care coordination and support services for terminally ill patients
Domain
Healthcare / Home Health Hospice
Required skills
Triage, Nursing, EMR, Infection control, Problem-solving, Prioritization, Documentation, Supply ordering, Equipment coordination
Preferred skills
Home Health, Hospice, Triage experience
Responsibilities
Triaging patient and caregiver calls, serving as liaison with physician offices, providing immediate response and emotional support at time of death, coordinating changes in patient level of care, communicating with insurance case managers, assisting with pharmacy issues, ordering supplies and durable medical equipment, coordinating equipment pick up, trending calls to identify improvement opportunities, deploying staff to address assessed needs