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Triage RN Job Description:
The IU Health Triage nurse performs care coordination tasks and professional nursing functions to assess the severity of the patient’s health concerns. Most often, written escalations guide their practice: determining the urgency of care needed, scheduling follow-up appointments or directing callers to on-call team members as needed.
As a Triage nurse, you will provide telephonic advice to IU Health patients when they call for clinical needs. By providing clinical advice and triaging clinical concerns after hours, you can help patients achieve better health outcomes. You will serve as an advocate for IU Health patients, while helping them get the care they need and connecting them with necessary resources community resources.
This is a remote position working from home after hours and weekends. Employees must complete onsite training and attend meetings in the office in Indianapolis, IN.
Join an innovative team where you will utilize critical thinking skills as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering new models of care for patients at IU Health. This position requires strong critical thinking skills, the ability to multi-task, and effective communication skills. We are looking for a fast learner, with a strong work ethic, and the ability to work autonomously. Strong interests in technology and innovation preferred.
Being an IU Health team member means building a professional nursing career designed by you, with competitive benefits, a culture that embraces your outstanding strengths, and supports your personal and professional goals. IU Health is a values-led organization with the core values of Purpose, Compassion, Team, and Excellence.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed for you, which includes Medical-Dental-Vision, a matching 401K, PTO, tuition reimbursement program, wellness program, and more!
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Key Responsibilities
- Collect information from patient callers to assess their condition.
- Make recommendations for further care.
- Provide education to patients over the phone.
- Consult with physicians about patient care needs.
- Work with medical records technology
- Refer patients to appropriate on-call team members.
- Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelors of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
- Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program.
- Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.
- Other advanced Life Support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at IU Health. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 16 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. Our partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine gives our team members access to the very latest science and the very best training, advancing care for all. We’re looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves.
