Telecare Nurse
2 weeks ago
The Vitas Healthcare Telecare RN is a vital member of our interdisciplinary team, responsible for identifying the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of patients and families requiring assistance after normal business hours.
As a Telecare RN, you will initiate appropriate interventions to patients and families by utilizing the nursing process, Vitas Palliative Care Guide, and Telecare Protocols during alternate hours.
Key Responsibilities:- Provide clinical assessment and intervention utilizing the nursing process, Vitas Palliative Care Guide, and Triage Protocols.
- Serve as the patient and family advocate by communicating with attending physicians, long-term care facility staff, case managers, and others external to Vitas as necessary.
- Coordinate all service delivery after hours, including patient and family education, dispatching of interdisciplinary visits, and coordination of services with external vendors and resources as needed.
- Provide support and collaboration with Telecare staff to ensure favorable patient outcomes.
- Provide bereavement support to families.
- Document interactions with patients, families, contacts, and vendors in the patient record, including assessment, plan of care, caller agreement to the plan, any actions and interventions, and the resolution of each patient/family interaction.
- Review all entries in the record made by Telecare LPN/LVNs and Patient Care Coordinators and ensure compliance with documentation standards.
- Participate in the orientation of new team members as assigned by the supervising manager.
- Attend regularly scheduled in-services, staff meetings, and educational conferences.
- Develop and achieve professional growth goals and objectives, and review with supervising manager on a monthly basis.
- Seek certification in the specialty of hospice nursing when qualified to do so.
- Instruct and document appropriate use of medications, home medical equipment, and supplies.
- Appropriately utilize the resources of contract personnel, such as Pharmacy, HME, agency staff, and transportation services.
- Promote a customer service-oriented approach to care delivery.
- Support and promote all Care Connection Center cultural platforms.
- Comply with all departmental standards, policies, and procedures, including training and education, management of the workload, disaster planning, attendance adherence, and quality standards.
- Perform other job duties as required.
- A minimum of two years' experience in acute-care hospital nursing in either medical-surgical, oncology, home health, or emergency required.
- One year of customer service/call center experience preferred.
- Eligible for licensure in other states where Vitas Triage services are located.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as demonstrated effective telephone skills.
- Ability to work as a team player and multi-task.
- Proficient in customer conflict resolution and crisis management.
- Proficient in telephone techniques, including phone etiquette, and handling of calls.
- Thorough knowledge of professional nursing principles, methods, and procedures; anatomy and physiology; medical supplies and equipment used in nursing practice; and the uses and effects of medications, including narcotics.
- Working knowledge of applicable state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to registered nursing and the scope of practice limitations of clinic support staff.
- Ability to work weekends and holidays as necessary to support the operations of the Care Connection Center.
- Ability to type 40 WPM.
- Graduate from an accredited school with an associate or bachelor's degree in Nursing.
- Current Registered Nurse License(s) (with no current/pending restrictions) required.
- Telecare RNs that reside in a Nurse Licensure Compact State are required to have or obtain a multistate license designation for their state active nursing license.
- May be required to obtain additional nursing licenses, based on business needs.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
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