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Augusta, Maine, United States
Onsite
The Role: Triage RN
If you have a passion for working with the geriatric population and a desire to work in an office with a small and collaborative team, this may be the perfect position for you.
The nurse who takes this role will:
Take calls from patients/caregivers requesting assistance. Provide advice, referrals, and patient education. For symptomatic patients, determine the necessity and type of care needed and advise the caller regarding appropriate care.
Performs a nurse-driven annual wellness visit to include: patient intake, chronic condition management, and cognitive testing.
Performs administrative duties to coordinate patient care, including data collection, answering phones, scheduling tests/procedures and appointments, calling in prescriptions, determining insurance coverage, and billing and receiving payments.
What You'll Do:
Elicits questions, concerns, and information from the caller to assess symptoms, determine acuity, identify appropriate algorithm/protocol, and develop a treatment plan.
Provides professional advice, education, and options based on assessment, established algorithm/protocol, and clinical judgment. When appropriate, dispatches appropriate discipline personnel or emergency response units.
Provides referrals to healthcare providers and community resources when appropriate, including locations, hours, and contact information. Assists caller with scheduling appointments at referral sources when appropriate.
Performs administrative duties to coordinate patient care, including data collection, answering phones, scheduling tests/procedures and appointments, calling in prescriptions and determining insurance coverage. Documents calls, responses, and referrals. Performs follow-up calls to evaluate effectiveness of care and need for additional care.
Your Qualifications:
Active Maine RN licensure or ability to obtain same in a timely fashion
1 year of RN experience preferred
Previous practice experience, helpful
Strong assessment skills, especially over the phone
Excellent teamwork, communication, and collaboration skills
Proven and demonstrated critical thinking skills
Ability to react calmly, objectively, and effectively in emergency situations
Why Choose MaineGeneral:
Generous Earned Time Program
Student loan reimbursement potential for RNs
Continuing Education Opportunities/Tuition Reimbursement
Growth opportunities within the organization
Dedication to employee safety, wellness, and work/life balance
The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.
Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
We offer wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle.
When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Financial Wellness:
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .