Position: Registered Nurse - Centralized Triage
Location: Battle Creek, MI
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# of Openings:1
Triage Nurse - Centralized
TheProgram ofAll-InclusiveCare for theElderly (PACE) offers a variety of services, with many of them provided onsite at a PACE Center.
PACE is an alternative to nursing home care and – through an interdisciplinary care team (IDT) of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, therapists, van drivers, and aides – coordinates and provides preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care services, so older individuals can continue living in the community.
Why You'll Love it Here:
Purpose
Professional Development
Paid Holidays
PTO and SIck Time
Internal opportunities for growth
Team Support
Competitive Pay
Life insurance
403(b) Retirement Savings
Employee Assistance
And MORE
Centralized Triage Nurse
Primary Purpose
Assures that participants will be assessed and triaged using the nursing process and approved guidelines to assist in obtaining the appropriate level of care and/or self-care advice.
Able to remain independent in the application of advanced nursing knowledge and skills with the ability to manage complex clinical situations and facilitate appropriate routing of concerns.
Duties and Responsibilities
Seeks and obtains sufficient information necessary to effectively assess participants.
Performs symptom management based on verbal or physical assessment.
When appropriate, offers and completes a clinic or home visit.
Assess and evaluates the participants status by:
Initiating orders for medications, durable medical equipment and diagnostics as prescribed by the Primary Care Physician or designee.
Applying preventative and therapeutic nursing procedures and techniques as appropriate for the participant.
Initiating or revising the plan of care.
Conducts on-call/emergent nursing assessments and scheduled visits when assigned and/or indicated to ensure the highest level of physical and emotional support for our participants.
Additional nursing duties including but not limited to:
Wound care, Foley care/insertion, IV antibiotics/fluids/TPN, phlebotomy, EKGs, foot/toenail care, medication administration, ear irrigation, and assisting with medical procedures, room participants and dressing/cleaning/transferring participants.
Works in collaboration with participant/family/caregiver and the Interdisciplinary Team to provide continuity of care and meet the physical and emotional needs of the participant/family/caregiver.
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Must care, support, and collaborate with provider and members of the Interdisciplinary Team regarding ongoing patient needs and changes to the plan of care.
Qualifications
Bachelor of science degree in nursing preferred; Associate's degree required.
RN–Nursing Diploma from accredited School of Nursing with licensure.
Proficiency with MS Office Suite, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Well-developed ability to show discretion and maintain confidentiality.
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
Minimum of one year of experience working with the frail, elderly, or long-term care population.
Minimum of one year of home care experience preferred.
Minimum of one year of wound care experience preferred.
Must have reliable transportation, current valid Michigan driver's license and car insurance.
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Must be fully vaccinated, or willing to be fully vaccinated against the following communicable diseases: Influenza, MMR, Varicella, Tdap/Td, Covid-19, and Hepatitis B.
If you're ready to do meaningful work in a place where you feel you truly belong, where partnership drives every interaction, and where excellence and ownership guide how we care for our participants and one another, we invite you to apply.
Senior Care Partners PACE is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
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