Treatment & Triage Nurse

1w1 week ago

AbsoluteCare

Baltimore, US · Part-time · $65,000 – $85,000

About this role

This role offers patients an alternative to the Emergency Room by providing telephonic and in-person triage, IV therapy, medication administration, wound care, and focused nursing assessments. As a key access point to the medical center, you will accept all walk-ins and address the day-to-day clinical needs of our patient population.

Day-to-day responsibilities include performing clinical nursing care such as central and peripheral line care, infusions, oxygen administration, inhalation therapy, and medical emergency management. You will also participate in quality assurance for point-of-care CLIA-waived laboratory testing and proactively engage with the entire integrated care team to resolve barriers to care.

You will work in a professional office environment, often wearing surgical scrubs and protective attire, with close physical contact with patients during procedures. The role requires excellent communication using evidence-based techniques like SBAR and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to decrease unnecessary ER utilization.

This position offers the opportunity to coach and educate patients on disease self-management and appropriate healthcare utilization, making a direct impact on patient outcomes. You will take part in innovative problem-solving to improve access to care and reduce emergency room visits.

Requirements

Active, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice
Compact RN license preferred, or willingness to obtain
5+ years of recent clinical experience (hospital, ER, urgent care, infusion center, etc.)
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
Active CPR certification
Highly skilled with peripheral and central line care
Able to provide nursing care independently with limited oversight
Experience working with socially and medically complex patients

Responsibilities

Perform clinical nursing care including telephone and in-person triage, central and peripheral line care, infusions, wound care, medication and oxygen administration, inhalation therapy, and medical emergency management
Participate in quality assurance for point-of-care CLIA-waived laboratory testing
Ensure accessibility to medical and nursing services by adhering to policy and procedure
Respond to medical emergencies and manage acute clinical needs
Proactively engage with the integrated care team to resolve barriers to care and clinical nursing services
Coach and educate patients on disease self-management and appropriate utilization of healthcare services
Maintain excellent communication between care teams using evidence-based techniques like SBAR
Take part in innovative problem solving to decrease unnecessary emergency room utilization

Benefits

PRN scheduling flexibility
Opportunity to work in a collaborative integrated care team environment
Role provides an alternative to traditional ER nursing with a focus on patient education and disease self-management
Exposure to a diverse patient population with complex medical and social needs