[Hiring] Comprehensive Spine - Telephone Triage Nurse @St. Luke's University Health Network
This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description The Registered Nurse (RN) conducts telephone triage assessments for patients struggling with back & neck pain and delivers nursing care across their life span. This role involves:
- Performing in-depth, systematic assessment of all assigned patients
- Formulating collaborative and individualized plan of care and identifying expected patient outcomes using the nursing process
- Implementing, evaluating, and documenting patient care interventions and effectiveness in accordance with care plan
- Organizing, coordinating, and prioritizing patient care consistently utilizing available resources
- Maintaining an awareness of unit budget
- Functioning as a professional role model and resource person providing guidance to co-workers
- Taking an active role in unit-based performance improvement
- Maintaining responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs
- Complying with established chain of command for work-related problems
- Participating in identifying unit needs and supporting unit goals and objectives that contribute to the growth of the Patient Services Department
- Maintaining departmental records for administrative and regulatory purposes
- Collaborating with other caregivers to assure appropriate staffing levels on all shifts
- Floating as needed per unit and hospital policy Qualifications
- Current RN license in the State of New Jersey or Pennsylvania, based on work location Requirements
- One year medical/surgical experience preferred
- Evidence of successful completion of BLS Physical and Sensory Requirements
- Sit up to 2 hours per day; 1 hour at a time
- Stand for up to 8 hours per day, 4 hours at a time
- Walk 6 hours per day; 10 minutes at a time
- Consistently lift, carry and push objects up to 10 lbs
- Frequently lift, carry and push objects up to 75 lbs
- Transport patients weighing up to 250 lbs. via wheelchair, bed and/or stretcher with assistance when appropriate
- Consistently pull up to 10 lbs
- Frequently pull up to 250 lbs. with assistance when appropriate
- Frequently stoop and bend, crouch, kneel and climb
- Frequently reach above shoulder level
- Occasional crawling
- Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch
- Frequently finger and handle objects
- Occasionally firmly grasp, twist, and turn objects with hands and fingers
- Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation, and high and low frequencies
- Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and visual monotony (e.g. computer screen) Education
- Current RN license in the State of New Jersey or Pennsylvania, based on work location Training and Experience
- One year medical/surgical experience preferred
- Individualized orientation program for all areas
- Evidence of successful completion of BLS Application Instructions Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's! Equal Opportunity Employer St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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