Triage Nurse, Allegheny County

 UPMC Your Care is hiring a Full-Time 

Triage nurse to cover Allegheny County

Are you a nurse looking for a rewarding career where you can provide direct, one-on-one patient care? UPMC Your Care hires caring, skilled, compassionate registered nurses to join our At Home nursing team!

Monday - Friday daylight shifts 8:00 am-4:30 pm, On-call rotation 1-2 evenings per week and 1 weekend every 3 weekends from 4:00 pm-8:00 am, rotating holidays 

 As an RN with UPMC Your Care, you’ll collaborate with our team of specialized nurses, paramedics, rehabilitation therapists, social workers, dietitians, aides, and trained administrative staff to provide personalized patient care in a home setting.

Why UPMC Home Health

• Establish rapport with patients and their families as you guide their treatment plan home.
• Sign-on bonus available for new graduates and experienced staff

• Grow your career with a career ladder designed for your professional advancement.

   

• Care for your total well-being with UPMC’s robust benefits package – physically, financially, and emotionally – including tuition reimbursement and discounted RN-to-BSN programs.
• Receive mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate).
• Final title and pay will be determined by education, experience, and certifications.
  
   

Responsibilities:

• Your role as the nurse will establish patients’ plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management (UM) professionals to meet physicians’ orders and patients’ needs.
• RN will coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to ensure appropriate, quality patient care.
• Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.
• Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an emphasis on the patient's experience.
• Complete all required documentation, including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient's home and according to all applicable regulatory standards.
• Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization’s standards of conduct, policies, and procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines.
• Responsible for triaging patients and determining what level of care is needed.
• Routine on-call required that covers overnights
• Routine needs to support paramedics and triage patients accordingly.
• Support as needed projects related to patient care needs. 
• Job title and salary will be based on qualifications and career ladder requirements.