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Advice Nurse - Fairfax, VA

Location: Fairfax, VA Job Number: 994978 Date posted: 08/27/2021 Submit Interest Add to Favorites Remove from Favorites

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Description: 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.

Basic Qualifications: Experience

• One (1) year of current experience as a RN in a clinical setting with relevancy required.

Education

• N/A

License, Certification, Registration

• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required before hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
  
• Registered Nurse License (Maryland) within 6 months of hire AND Registered Nurse License (Virginia) within 6 months of hire

OR

• Compact License: Registered Nurse within 6 months of hire
• Registered Nurse License (District of Columbia) within 6 months of hire
  

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to type 30 WPM required.
• Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software required.
• Pass basic Windows test at interview.
• Pass basic typing test required.
• Passed a standard medication test and a standard medical advice test/Performance Based Developmental Systems (PBDS) test required.
• Must have effective interpersonal and communications skills.
• In order to work effectively with patients, must have effective interpersonal and communications skills and be able to stand, walk, bend, lift at least 50 pounds, hear, speak, and see.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual ability preferred.
• BSN preferred.

Primary Location: Virginia,Fairfax,Fair Oaks Medical Center Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu Working Hours Start: 09:30 AM Working Hours End: 06:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: M38|UFCW|Local 400 Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: Fair Oaks Medical Center - Appt Svcs-Call Center Advice - 1808 Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.
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