Registered Nurse Intake

Job Description:

Performs telephone assessment of the needs of referred patients by determining appropriateness for admission and coordinating services. Provides excellent customer service to all referral sources and participates in agency marketing effort. Is responsible for triage and patient placement. Acts as a clinical resource to the health care team.

• Intake Process: Completes the intake process according to agency guidelines.

• Documentation: Obtains and evaluates appropriateness and completeness of initial physician's orders and ensures completion of documentation.

• Insurance Eligibility: Determines eligibility through an understanding of Medicare regulations, private pay options or by contacting third party payers.

• Customer Service: Utilizes effective communication skills with all customers/co-workers in a timely, concise, clear, and positive manner.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Pay Rate: Competitive salary based on experience.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Includes insurance options, fitness discounts, paid time off, 401(k) with employer contribution, and tuition assistance.
• Incentives: Up to $400 annual caregiver incentive and $1,500 referral bonus.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Current RN licensure

• One year acute patient care or homecare experience

• Basic computer skills/excellent customer service skills

• Must be able to work independently, prioritize and perform detailed work in a fast paced team environment

• Ability to exercise courtesy, tact, and sensitivity with team members and customers

• RNs with less than 12 months of working experience as an RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN within five years of their start date. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution

• Homecare, insurance or other third party payer experience

• Prior leadership experience

• Horizon computer software experience

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, and driving a vehicle.

• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of furniture, equipment, power cords on the floor, etc). Need to ascend and descend stairs or uneven surface in order to access patients.

• Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Homecare - Salt Lake City

Work City:

South Jordan

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$34.19 - $50.73

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.