Triage Registered Nurse
Location: Grand Junction Colorado
Description: Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado is at the momment seeking for Triage Registered Nurse right now, this position will be placed in Colorado. For detail informations about this position opportunity please read the description below. Associate's Degree in Nursing or related Nursing Degree Licensed Registered Nurse in CO or Compact State Required
SUMMARY: The Triage RN provides clinical nursing and procedural expertise by telephone from the Hospice Office. Calls may come from staff, physicians, physician offices, patients, families and vendors. Will maintain effective communication with Clinical Managers, Directors and Team Assistants.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- RN with current Colorado licensure; graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
- Hospice Nurse (CHPN) is required.
- Minimum of one year of experience at Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado.
- Strong phone assessment skills.
- Ability to de-escalate a tense or a crisis situation.
- Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written.
- Must have a pleasant, compassionate phone voice.
- Ability to prioritize the need.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Valid Colorado driver’s license and unlimited access to reliable transportation.
- Adequate automobile insurance.
- Reads, writes and speaks English in a manner that can be understood by others.
- Medium Work â€" exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally (i.e. up to 1/3 of the time) to move objects, including the human body. Frequent walking and standing.
- Standing/Walking â€" must stand/walk frequently and intermittently to accomplish tasks. May also choose to stand while completing clerical duties.
- Lifting â€" must frequently raise objects, including the human body, from a lower to a higher position or move objects, including the human body, horizontally from position to position.
- Pushing/Pulling â€" must frequently use upper extremities to push and/or pull objects, including the human body, in a sustained motion.
- Climbing â€" must frequently climb in to and out of car. Must frequently ascend and descend stairs, uneven surfaces, or obstacles, which may be located indoors or outdoors and may not be handicap accessible.
- Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching â€" must frequently stoop, kneel, or crouch during the provision of patient care.
- Balancing â€" must maintain balance, which is necessary for ordinary locomotion and body equilibrium.
- Sitting â€" must sit frequently when traveling to patients’ homes and may also choose to sit while
- Reaching â€" must frequently reach during the provision of patient care.
- Fingering/Grasping â€" must occasionally finger and/or grasp objects, including the human body, during the provision of patient care.
- Feeling â€" must occasionally touch objects, including the human body, to perceive attributes such as size, shape, temperature, or textures.
- Talking â€" must frequently exchange information in person and on the telephone to patients, doctors, family members, and co-workers by means of spoken word.
- Repetitive Motions â€" must occasionally use upper and/or lower extremities in a repetitive motion, including blood pressure cuff, writing, and driving.
- Sensory Needs â€" must possess those senses necessary for communication, patient assessment/treatment, and driving, including sight and hearing.
- Subject to both environmental conditions â€" activities occur inside and outside.
- Subject to a variety of physical conditions within individual patient homes: safety issues may include basic home safety, fire safety, environmental safety, and bathroom safety.
- Subject to occasional exposure to hazards associates with blood and potentially infectious materials.
- Subject to occasional exposure to hazardous substance and hazardous waste.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado.
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This position starts available on: Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:42:10 GMT