Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg
Kaiser Permanente
Fairfax, VA

Nurse, Advice

This position represents {2} openings Job Summary: Responsible for medical triage of members using established protocols, note taking via online ANS (Advice Note System) and providing specified diagnostic results to members. Responsible to collaborate with on-site physicians, on-call physicians, HCT, pharmacists, and/or Nurse Practitioner as necessary to facilitate member care. Essential Responsibilities: * Receives and processes telephone calls from Health Plan members requiring medical advice or general information by: Assesses the patients problem utilizing established protocols and interaction with provider on-site or on-call; makes appropriate recommendations to include advice, appointments per protocol, or direction from physician; appropriately documents calls received with adherence to inter-regional documentation; acts as an extension of the health care team to meet member needs. * Assists members in empathetic, efficient manner to determine best course of action to resolve issue. * Meets regional standards set by call center management to achieve optimal member satisfaction such as phone access and service standards. Be receptive to constructive feedback by supervisors and/or QI to better serve members. * Contributes to the development of protocols, procedures, patient education, and training, as assigned. Participates in peer review, quality assurance, and other committees functions. * Demonstrates ability to make quick decisions, based on sound base of critical thinking skills/guidelines by protocols. * Demonstrate ability to interact with a variety of levels of staff to provide good customer service to internal customers. * Performs other related duties as directed.