Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a nonprofit health care organization whose mission is to provide exceptional health care to people facing access barriers through clinical programs and education. We provide integrated health care services to include medical, dental and behavioral health throughout 26 outpatient health centers within El Paso, Teller, Lincoln, Adams, Elbert and Kit Carson counties. We deliver care with our strong “Hospitality” culture. Our organization has over 950 employees and serves more than 94,000 patients annually in the Pikes Peak and East Central regions of Colorado. Peak Vista is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC).

Summary:
***We currently have part time open positions that will cover all shifts, this may include but is not limited to:
Days, evenings, weekends and some holidays.***

The Triage Nurse performs all routine and emergent nursing functions pertinent to efficient, quality, ambulatory related triage care.   This position performs phone triage according to length and severity of patient complaints and is responsible for prioritizing incoming patient calls and gathering vital information from patient (i.e. symptoms, age and current medical conditions). After gathering information, the nurse advises the patient of basic treatment options urges them to seek immediate care in an emergency room or schedules an appointment with their PCP or at CCC.   This position will educate patients or family members as appropriate using approved triage protocols. This position acts as nurse support for the customer service team and a liaison between the patient and their primary care team. Performs other duties as assigned

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assess and triage for the appropriate level of care based on comprehensive risk assessment including diagnosis, clinical judgment, and outcome goals.
• Assess patient’s readiness for change, physical and psychosocial needs Identify and link patients to available resources, social support systems, family support, etc.
• Facilitates access to quality and cost effective care Provides education to the patients, families, care-givers
• Encourages engagement and self-management of patients with regards to their own health Provides outreach to individuals as well as the community
• Provides in-reach to patients who are presently inactive in their healthcare
• Demonstrates an ability to utilize technology to include, but not be limited to, the Electronic Health Records, state registries, Health Information Exchange
• Maintains documentation of all interactions accurately and completely, implementing appropriate protocols for patients' charts and billing practices
• Maintains healthy working relationship with team members as well as staff from all levels of the organization
• Triage and appropriately delegating follow up needs for patients in regards to labs and any outside testing
• Patient advocate
• Able to provide education as needed to include disease processes and medication regimen
• Employee demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to the Compliance Plan and conflict of interest requirements.
• The employee enhances the effectiveness; efficiency and productivity of the department by contributing to, and participating in, departmental performance improve goals.

Qualifications and experience:
-Bilingual preferred
-Current Colorado RN License, Current CPR (BCLS) certification
-Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program required; BSN preferred.
-Two years' experience in clinical nursing preferred.
-Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  
-Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.   
-Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
 

*Successful candidates will complete pre-employment screening; which includes, but is not limited to a Criminal Background check. Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a drug and alcohol free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
 

**PVCHC participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s I-9 to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration Records. To learn more, visit: everify.com