# Telephone Nurse Triage - Family Medicine

**Company**: Advocate Health
**Location**: Lexington, NC
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $35.50 - $53.25 per hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Telephone Nurse Triage - Family Medicine to join our team in Lexington, North Carolina. As a Telephone Nurse Triage, you will provide patient-centered care, acting as a partner and advisor to assist and support patients and families in managing their healthcare.

Responsibilities:

- Provide patient/family centered care, respecting culture and values, individual needs, health goals, and treatment preferences.

- Apply critical reasoning and clinical judgment to expedite appropriate care and treatment.

- Ensure proper scheduling and follow-up on test results for providers.

- Participate in own professional development, maintaining required competencies and seeking assistance or educational offerings.

- Focus on patient safety and quality of nursing care, applying nursing interventions and promoting patient advocacy.

Requirements:

- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with two years of acute care experience required; BSN preferred.

- Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of North Carolina and Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required.

- Ability to assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients through technology methods.

- Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary range: $35.50 - $53.25 per hour.

- Comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, health and welfare benefits, flexible spending accounts, and retirement plans.

- Opportunities for professional growth and development.

## Skills

### Required
- acute care experience
- telephone triage
- patient-centered care
- critical reasoning
- clinical judgment

### Nice to have
- BSN
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

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