SRS – Triage – RN -Per Diem – Day Shift

Hours: Variable shift start and end times. 8-hour shifts, 40 hours per week. Weekend requirements as needed. No on-call required.

Hourly pay range: $54.67 – $79.00 (minimum to maximum). The actual pay rate and pay grade will depend on experience, skills, education, alignment with internal candidates, marketplace factors, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

• Utilize clinical experience and expertise to assess and facilitate patient access.
• Assist patients, staff, and physicians to maintain high efficiency of operations and customer service while providing quality care.
• Serve as the technical nursing expert for the assigned area.

Responsibilities

Clinical Skills

• Demonstrate clinical knowledge, skill, and technical expertise in the assigned area within scope of practice.
• Triage patients, collect pertinent information, recognize urgency, and route to physicians as needed.
• Return phone calls according to physician instruction and schedule patient appointments.
• Manage all urgent and emergent tasks, including triaging MySharp messages.
• Use well-developed triage and assessment skills to deliver nursing care, including triaging walk-in patients.
• Perform or assist with all tests and procedures in the assigned department; may act as a clinical resource.
• Accurately document patient care per protocol.
• Partner with physicians to continuously expand clinical knowledge.
• Apply universal precautions and follow infection control policies and procedures.
• Participate in clinical projects as directed by the physician or manager.

Department Efficiency and Effectiveness

• Organize and complete daily requirements and responsibilities.
• Manage telephone messages to ensure prompt and efficient return according to policy.
• Monitor patient flow, physician schedules, and complete daily tasks to meet service standards.
• Follow policy and procedure for entering OCM and complete work within assigned hours.
• Respond to changing circumstances, prioritize patient needs, and handle urgent situations calmly.
• Ensure readiness of reports and information to maximize patient visits.
• Maintain appropriate supply levels and use resources cost-consciously.
• Participate in and prepare for site inspections and inventories; complete department inventories per guidelines.
• Enter authorizations and schedule surgeries and procedures accurately and timely.
• Assist in other departments as needed to meet staffing requirements.

Leadership

• Assist with training and education of new and existing staff.
• Proactively support team development and problem-solving to meet department goals.
• Act as a resource and role model for staff.
• Facilitate inter-departmental cooperation and teamwork.
• Adhere to Sharp HealthCare standards of conduct.

Medication Management

• Maintain current knowledge of applicable medications.
• Demonstrate safe and accurate administration techniques with no medication errors.
• Ensure verification by a licensed person and documentation of all medications administered, including two-patient identifier verification.
• Assist with Medical Assistant medication verification in the immediate area.

Nursing Competencies

• Successfully complete Nursing Competencies with a score of 90% or greater in each section (Great).
• Score 90% or greater on all but one section, passing on retesting (Good).
• Unsuccessful in passing more than one section or failing to pass on the second attempt (Needs Improvement).

Quality Initiatives

• Complete Quality Assurance (QA) assignments and ensure department compliance.
• QA scores: 96–100% (Great); 90–95% (Good); below 90% (Needs Improvement).
• Maintain narcotic control procedures, including key management and inventory.
• Assist with prescription reconciliation at the end of the month.
• Support and complete quality initiatives such as P4P, BMI, and DataMart.

Technical Skills

• Demonstrate knowledge of equipment and Information Systems applications.
• Activate emergency procedures per protocol (e.g., code, fire).
• Document patient care events thoroughly and accurately.
• Manage and complete AEHR tasks within prescribed timelines.
• Support and learn new applications and policies (e.g., AEHR, abbreviations).
• Type proficiently and accurately at a minimum of 30 words per minute with 0–2 errors; proofread work.
• Understand insurance, utilization review, scheduling requirements, and front desk responsibilities.
• Operate and maintain department equipment.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• California Registered Nurse (RN) license – CA Board of Registered Nursing (REQUIRED).
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) – American Heart Association (REQUIRED).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• 1 year of RN experience in a related clinical area.
• Triage experience.
• Leadership experience.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification (employee provides certificate).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) – American Heart Association.

Skills

• IV proficiency.