BetterCareersGuide | Location:Dallas TX
| Country:United States
Interested in a career with both meaning and growth? Whether your abilities are in direct patient care or one of the many other areas of healthcare administration and support, everyone at Parkland works together to fulfill our mission: the health and well-being of individuals and communities entrusted to our care. By joining Parkland, you become part of a diverse healthcare legacy that?s served our community for more than 125 years. Put your skills to work with us, seek opportunities to learn and join a talented team where patient care is more than a job. It?s our passion.
Registered Nurse (RN) Tele Health - Bio Tel EMS
NON-BENEFITED POSITION
PT Rotating; including rotating weekends
20 hours per week
** PLEASE NOTE: This is 100% ON -SITE / Call Center Environment (NON BEDSIDE NURSING) **
Primary Purpose
Provides complex, clinical specialty care in partnership with EMS providing non-diagnostic telephone assessment to establish appropriate level of care. Uses structured, protocol-driven guidelines based on nursing assessment and experience with educational knowledge and integration with 1st responders to determine level of urgency, structured recommendations, and timeframe for medical evaluation of patient symptoms and/or situation.
Job Summary:
Provides non-diagnostic telephone assessment of patient's symptoms and/or situations adhering to medically approved nursing assessment guidelines to determine the level of urgency and timeframe for evaluation based on nature of symptoms.
Completes computerized call documentation in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with established Parkland and department standards, goals, and objectives.
Serves as a patient advocate, focusing on patient needs, patient rights, and confidentiality, religious and cultural preferences.
Provides needs assessment and age-specific health education for assigned patient population.
Receives and supports emergency medical activation calls as dictated by needs of the business, and in accordance with the rotating operational schedule. For example: medical assist, code blue, BERT, others.
Responsible for accurate and timely response to incoming calls from field paramedics using the BioTel system. Prioritizes calls, collects patient data, documents condition, health history, ordered treatment and medications, analyzes information and directs field paramedic activities using knowledge of Medical Control, EMS protocols, and ensures that the patient's condition is rapidly assessed and properly managed.
Ensures that patient transport management is clear and coordinated with appropriate healthcare personnel. Consults with the BioTel physicians when needed.
Communicate with EMS providers and necessary allied health providers as to critical patients' arrival. Notified receiving hospitals of patient's status and estimated time of arrival and documents all communications.
Develop and maintain knowledge of BioTel Medical Control System, all agencies under the BioTel Medical Control System, Trauma Protocols, EMS Protocols, and BioTel Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Provides care to assigned patient population in accordance with the current State of Texas Nursing Practice Act, established protocols, multidisciplinary plan of care and clinical area specific standards.
