📍 Location: Hebron, NE, US
💼 Type: Fulltime
🏠 Work: On-site
📝 Description: **Clinic Triage RN**
**Thayer County Health Services, Thayer County, NE**
**POSITION SUMMARY:**
This position contributes to the fulfillment of Thayer County Health Services vision and mission by exercising appropriate nursing judgment based on knowledge, skills and understanding, developing and maintaining patient care functions for the clinic.
**SUPERVISION:** Reports to Rural Health Clinic Director
**SHIFT:** Full Time, Non\\-Exempt, Days
**Difficult to Fill Incentives:**
\\*\\*Up to $15,000 Sign\\-On Bonus
\\*\\*Up to $2,500 Relocation Reimbursement
\\*\\*Up To $10,000 Student Loan Forgiveness
**JOB QUALIFICATIONS:*** Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and possess a current valid state Nursing License.
* Maintains current CPR status.
* Must have excellent communication skills.
* Must have computer skills to access medical record systems for Pre\\-Certification.
* RN license required.
**PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:**
* Performs patient telephone triage, assesses needs and coordinates needs with referring clinics.
* Communicates and interprets physician instruction to patients.
* Attends required meetings and participated in committees as requested.
* Interpret orders, verify questions and communicate orders with patients.
* Teach patients and families to meet their health needs.
* Receives routine medication refill request, send request and refill after approval from provider is obtained.
* Performs other job duties as needed.
**PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:**
* Recognizes and has a commitment to meet the ethical, moral and legal obligations of nursing.
* Maintains and promotes good health practices.
* Will conform to TCHS procedures and policies.
* Will perform all duties as described by the job description within the scope of licensure.
* Maintains current professional license in accordance with state law.
* Provides leadership in medical concerns in the absence of the physician.
* Does not discuss patient matters such as medical treatment, diagnosis or history outside of the clinical setting in; keeping in compliance of HIPAA.
* Understand and comply with the requirements of Thayer County Health Services’ Compliance Program, including, but not limited to, the Code of Conduct, the Compliance Manual. All supporting policies for compliance and compliance plans.
* Participate in all education and training programs regarding compliance as required by organizational policy and as requested by supervisor.
* Demonstrates formal greetings with patients, visitor and TCHS staff.
* Willingly accepts new responsibilities and cooperates with implementation of change.
* Dresses in a neat, clean uniform for patient care; maintains high personal hygiene standards.
* Demonstrates respect, integrity, compassion, and excellence through a “We Care” philosophy with all patients, visitors, and TCHS staff.
**WORKING CONDITIONS:**
* Must be able to tolerate a moderate noise level.
* Indoor, smoke free, climate\\-controlled environment.
* Health care workers who prepare or administer hazardous drugs or who work in areas where these drugs are used may be exposed to these agents in the air or on work surfaces, contaminated clothing, medical equipment, patient excreta, and other surfaces. Studies have associated workplace exposures to hazardous drugs with health effects such as skin rashes and adverse reproductive outcomes (including infertility, spontaneous abortions, and congenital malformations) and possibly leukemia and other cancers. The health risk is influenced by the extent of the exposure and the potency and toxicity of the hazardous drug. Due to these risks, all pharmacy staff are required to be fitted annually for a filtered respirator.
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