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Recruiting Organization: Lakeland Volunteers In Medicine

Are you ready to ignite your passion for nursing once again? Do you have a wealth of clinical knowledge and skills you’d love to share? Volunteering at LVIM, where we provide free medical care to the working uninsured, might be just what you need!

Join a team of like-minded nurses who share your passion for helping others. With their patient-centered listening skills, our dedicated RN/Telephone Triage Nurse volunteers assess the health concerns of our patients, either in-person or over the phone, and determine the appropriate level of medical care needed. These amazing nurses collaborate with our care coordination team to streamline the delivery of focused, high-quality care for our busy providers.

Benefits of Volunteering

• Utilize your invaluable years of nursing experience.
• Engage in discussions, share experiences, and learn from other healthcare professionals.
• Meet new people and be a part of a supportive and inclusive team.
• Contribute to the well-being of your community and help ensure access to timely and appropriate medical care.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Perform patient triage by engaging in patient-centered communication through open-ended questions, active listening, and soliciting patients’ areas of concern and expectations.
• Assess the urgency and severity of patient conditions to determine the appropriate course of action.
• Maintain accurate and thorough documentation of patient interactions and triage outcomes.
• Accurately relay important patient information to the attending provider for timely and efficient medical decision-making.

Qualifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse.
• Significant experience with direct patient care.
• Strong organizational and listening skills.
• Proficient in using electronic health records (EHRs) systems to maintain accurate records.
• Strong typing and computer ability necessary to document information gathered during a telephone conversation.

At LVIM, we believe in teamwork and the power of caring hearts. Together, we are transforming healthcare, one patient at a time.

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Fee Amount: None

This opportunity is recurring