Per DIEM, RN instED

instED provides on-demand, urgent care in the home for medically complex patients. The RN, instED Clinical Resource Center will receive referrals for services, conduct intake assessments, provide triage to ensure referrals are clinically appropriate, and respond clinical questions related to referrals and services. The InstED RN will engage telephonically with patients, clinicians, and care partners who call with urgent clinical needs for a medically diverse group of patients across the continuum of care. Supervision Exercised: No, this position does not have direct reports.

Intake: Receive referrals for an instED visit, both electronically and telephonically, from patients, clinicians, and care partners Ensure complete and accurate information for the visit request Obtain comprehensive data collection electronically and/or via telephone from referring provider or patient directly Triage per instED triage guidelines and protocols, assessing patients and applying solid decision-making to achieve highest patient outcomes Deliver competent, safe, compassionate and individualized telephonic nursing/triage care for patients with complex medical histories Triage: Make clinically-appropriate recommendations for action/interventions Triage and prioritize referrals for acuity and sequencing of visits Identify emergent situations and provide clinical advice appropriately Analyze data to identify and determine expected outcomes Develop a plan with instED team to identify strategies to attain expected outcomes Exercise sound clinical judgment, along with excellent working knowledge of instED, to appropriately disperse accurate level of resources needed for achieving the best patient outcomes Follow-up: Communicate with patients and care partners to provide education and instructions regarding any recommended follow-up care. Follow-up services may include, but are not limited to, follow-up call by Provider, Tele-health re-visit, PCP evaluation, re-deployment of paramedic or other clinical provider, and phone teaching with teach-back to ensure understanding Ensure appropriate teaching has occurred with patient and or family Provide follow-up and encounter summary with referring provider and Primary Care Provider Complete accurate and appropriate documentation in real time Demonstrate strong focus on patient experience, with commitment to service excellence from intake through discharge Secondary responsibilities: Quality Assurance Work with the instED team to develop metrics and standards for Quality Assurance within the Clinical Resource Center Participate in Quality Assurance activities in other areas within the instED delivery model Ongoing Program Support: Participate in the development and design of the instED Now platform offering feedback and suggestions for improvement