Connection Center Triage RN

Dignity Health Medical Foundation, established in 1993, is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation with care centers throughout California. Dignity Health Medical Foundation is an affiliate of Dignity Health - one of the largest health systems in the nation - with hospitals and care centers in California, Arizona and Nevada. Today, Dignity Health Medical Foundation works hand-in-hand with physicians and providers throughout California to provide comprehensive health care services to the many communities we serve. As Dignity Health Medical Foundation continues to grow and establish new premier care centers, we provide increasing support and investment in the latest technologies, finest physicians and state-of-the-art medical facilities. We strive to create purposeful work settings where staff can provide great care, while advancing in knowledge and experience through challenging work assignments and stimulating relationships. Our staff is well-trained and highly skilled, qualities that are vital to maintaining excellence in care and service.

As a Triage RN, you will rapidly assess and prioritize patients' healthcare needs, directing them to the appropriate level of care.

Every day you will conduct patient interviews, evaluate symptoms, perform initial assessments, and apply critical thinking to determine urgency and disposition. You will also provide advice, educate, and coordinate care.

To be successful, you will demonstrate exceptional critical thinking, rapid assessment abilities, and strong communication, managing priorities effectively under pressure to ensure timely and appropriate patient attention.

• Responsible for triaging incoming calls from patients, assessing needs, giving appropriate clinical dispositions base on established protocols.
• Facilitates access to primary care providers, specialists, healthcare facilities and community resources.
• Provides education to patients regarding immediate care advice and preventative healthcare maintenance.
• Adapts communication style to patients representing diverse personal, professional, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to multi-task utilizing critical thinking, verbal and listening communication skills while performing data entry.
• Utilizes computer database to assess, educate and document all information.

• Satisfactory completion of a formal Registered Nurse program pursuant to the Division of Allied Health Professions or military training that is equivalent to an accredited Registered Nurse program (determination by Dignity Health Medical Foundation H.R. department in conjunction with the State Division of Allied Health Professions.)
• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience in acute care or ambulatory care medical clinic
• Minimum 6 months of telephone/ call center triage nurse experience
• Current and valid Registered Nurse: CA license 
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and customer service skills are essential
• Knowledge of medical terminology, familiarity with CPT and ICD coding procedures and reference tools, and pharmacology appropriate to the Registered Nurse scope of practice is essential

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing
• One or more years of telephone/ call center triage nurse experience
• Familiarity with an electronic practice management system