Telephone triage nurse vs nurse clinician

The differences between telephone triage nurses and nurse clinicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a telephone triage nurse and a nurse clinician. Additionally, a telephone triage nurse has an average salary of $67,500, which is higher than the $65,159 average annual salary of a nurse clinician.

The top three skills for a telephone triage nurse include patients, telephone triage and patient education. The most important skills for a nurse clinician are patients, patient education, and CPR.

Telephone triage nurse vs nurse clinician overview

	Telephone Triage Nurse	Nurse Clinician
Yearly salary	$67,500	$65,159
Hourly rate	$32.45	$31.33
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	39,985	596,073
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Telephone triage nurse vs nurse clinician salary

Telephone triage nurses and nurse clinicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Telephone Triage Nurse	Nurse Clinician
Average salary	$67,500	$65,159
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $116,000	Between $48,000 And $88,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Healthpoint
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between telephone triage nurse and nurse clinician education

There are a few differences between a telephone triage nurse and a nurse clinician in terms of educational background:

	Telephone Triage Nurse	Nurse Clinician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Telephone triage nurse vs nurse clinician demographics

Here are the differences between telephone triage nurses' and nurse clinicians' demographics:

	Telephone Triage Nurse	Nurse Clinician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 7.4% Female, 92.6%	Male, 10.9% Female, 89.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 9.6% White, 64.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between telephone triage nurse and nurse clinician duties and responsibilities

Telephone triage nurse example responsibilities.

Manage chronic medical condition (s) such as hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease, and renal insufficiency.
Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
See patients of all ages, suturing, splinting, prescribing medications, ordering labs, radiology tests, doing referrals.
Maintain patient charts and confidential files in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
Educate patients on diabetes management, adjust medication regimes and interpret laboratory data.
Provide telephone nursing assessment of injure workers and make treatment recommendations regarding appropriate level of care

Nurse clinician example responsibilities.

Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
Provide high level nursing care for ER step down and ICU patients prior to transfer to critical care units.
Instruct ACLS and BLS classes.
Specialize care for telemetry and orthopedic patients.
Provide specialized nursing care to ICU medical cardiac patient populations.
Provide education regarding care of surgical patients as part of orientation to orienting telemetry nurses.

Telephone triage nurse vs nurse clinician skills

Common telephone triage nurse skills

Patients, 27%
Telephone Triage, 8%
Patient Education, 7%
Patient Care, 6%
Home Health, 4%
Primary Care, 4%

Common nurse clinician skills

Patients, 33%
Patient Education, 5%
CPR, 5%
Emergency Situations, 5%
Patient Outcomes, 3%
Educational Programs, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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