Registered Nurse (Remote-Phone Triage) – Pediatric Care Clinic – FT – Day – #6166
Stormont Vail Health is searching for a Registered Nurse (Remote-Phone Triage) – Pediatric Care Clinic – FT – Day – #6166 in our Pediatric care Clinic department. This position is at 4100 SW 15TH STREET, TOPEKA, KS 66604-4333 USA.
Schedule: Full time – 36 hours/week or greater
Shift: First Shift (Days – Less than 12 hours per shift)
Weekly Work Schedule: 8am-5pm M-F
Minimum Qualifications:
Education/Experience:
- BSN preferred.
- Meets educational preparation or other qualifications within specified timeframes as determined/outlined by specific department policy.
- One year of professional nursing experience in a clinic setting preferred.
- Skill in applying and modifying the principles, methods and techniques of professional nursing to provide on-going patient care.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, medical staff and the public.
- Ability to maintain quality control standards.
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
Certificates and Licenses:
- Current RN licensure in the State of Kansas.
- Additional certification may be required for certain patient care settings or populations. The department director will provide specific information and the timeframe in which such certification must be attained at the time of hire/transfer into department.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Summary:
Provides professional nursing care for clinic patients following established standards and practices.
The delivery of professional nursing care at Stormont Vail Health is guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and the theory of Shared governance, both of which are congruent with the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Watson’s Caring Theory ensures the development of therapeutic relationships and involves human beings and their spirit in every aspect of care delivery, and is demonstrated through the implementation of ten (10) carative behaviors:
- attentive listening
- comforting
- honesty
- patience
- responsibility
- providing information to allow informed decisions
- touch
- sensitivity
- respect
- calling the patient by name
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Triage incoming telephone calls.
- Record and reports patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to interdisciplinary team. Provide instruction to patients/family regarding treatment.
- Oversee appointment bookings and ensure preferences are given to patients in emergency situations. Maintains timely flow of patients.
- Arranges for patient testing and admissions.
- Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information.
About Stormont Vail Health: Stormont Vail Health is a nonprofit integrated health system that has been serving the health care needs of Kansas for more than 130 years. Stormont Vail has been recognized as a Magnet® organization since 2009 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. It is composed of Stormont Vail Hospital, a 586-bed acute care hospital, and Cotton O’Neil Clinic, a multi-specialty physician group with more than 500 providers, which includes more than 250 physicians. Nearly 5,300 employees provide care and support services for patients in the hospital and 35 other locations, including the Cotton O’Neil Heart Center, Cancer Center, Diabetes & Endocrinology Center, Digestive Health Center, Pediatrics clinics and 10 regional primary care clinics. Stormont Vail Health is committed to its mission of improving the health of the community by being a national leader in providing compassionate, high quality and efficient integrated care through collaboration that results in a healthier community.
Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
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