Triage Nurse LPN - Internal Medicine

About the role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities they serve and the people they employ. This commitment is encapsulated in their culture, known as The Meaning of Care, which emphasizes personalized care, compassion, and dedication.

Responsibilities

• Performs telephone triage to determine patient needs by recording and reporting patient condition to provider and advising patient based on provider instructions.
• Accurately records and reports patient's condition according to department policy 98% of the time.
• Strictly adheres to practice protocols.
• Consults patient's chart while talking to the patient.
• Returns phone messages according to protocol at least 98% of the time.
• Provides test results according to protocol at least 98% of the time.
• Prepares exam rooms and equipment to facilitate treatment and examination of patients by setting up instruments/equipment and stocking supplies.
• Prepares patient for provider exam by reviewing medical records, weighing patient, checking vital signs, performing medication reconciliation and obtaining information relevant to patient care.
• Assists providers to facilitate patient treatment by retrieving tests and medical records and obtaining lab work as directed.
• Dispenses medications at the direction of a provider to patients.
• Performs phlebotomy with proper labeling and handling of specimens, accurately completes requisitions, and collects specimens according to standard procedures/protocols and performing and documenting quality control activities.
• Ensures accuracy of order entry and completes appropriate documentation without error at least 98% of the time.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited LPN program required.
• Minimum 1 year clinical experience required.
• Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License, valid compact multistate license, or temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Knowledge of medical terminology and procedures.
• Knowledge of medicine including recognizing and diagnosed diseases, deformities, and other illnesses.
• Skill to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks.
• Skill to proficiently type information into the computer to capture or detail information quickly.
• Ability to provide caring patient care services when talking with patients and their family members.
• Ability to critically listen to questions from patients and information from providers to convey information effectively.
• Ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve problems before they occur and avoid bigger problems in the future.
• Ability to learn and proficiently navigate through computer programs that contain patient information.
• Strong verbal communication skills for positive interaction with providers, staff and patients.
• Able to follow written and verbal instructions/directions.
• HIPAA understanding.

Physical Requirements

• Weight Demands: Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
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