Provides telephonic professional nursing services in support of client funded contracts.
This includes telephonic patient support and resource, referral source, data collector and nurse educator to patients, consumers, and healthcare professionals.
Adheres to principles as stipulated by program specific contractual agreements and company practices which may include Patient Support: Make outbound phone calls to patients who have opted into a patient program, make additional calls as directed and be available to support these patients by phone at all other times.
Receive inbound phone calls from patients, healthcare professionals and consumers and provide a professional resource for inquiries.
Resource: Answer patient, consumer and healthcare professional questions and suggest appropriate resources patients.
Referral Source: Make appropriate referrals for additional training, support groups, program materials, or literature, and to recommend that the patients contact personal physicians for additional information, directions, and care.
Collect Data: Assemble accurate, timely, clear data and complete summary of follow up phone calls, patient inquiries, and outcomes
Educator: Complete patient teaching in relation to the use of products
Participates in program specific customer meetings and training sessions.
Participates in program specific orientation meetings and demonstrates clinical competency on electronic/written tests.
Performs special projects and performs other duties as it pertains to specific contract performance.
Requirements
Minimum
associate degree and professional nursing license
Registered Nurse License in good standing in the state in which you work and/or cross-licensed in other states
Telephonic nursing roles are required to have a Compact State License in eligible states; additionally, employee must be willing to obtain Compact State license at such time as their state elects to adopt Compact legislation
Telephonic nursing roles are required to have a California State License and the employee must be willing to obtain additional Single State Licenses upon request.
2-5 years experience
Basic database and office navigation skills
Ability to maintain a high level of customer interaction/service skills while talking with patients, prescribers and/or specialty pharmacies via phone; ability to multitask in both PC/Phone related tasks and maintain adherence to approved scripted materials.
Ability to interpret information shared by the patient to determine next steps as the individual case may warrant.