Telephone triage nurse vs nurse coordinator

Differences between telephone triage nurse and nurse coordinator 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
Show more

Nurse coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Assume administrative oversight of medical, pediatric and chemical dependency rehabilitation units during leaves of absence or vacancy.
• Communicate with patients regarding test results and plan after participating in review of diagnostic testing results with attending physician.
• Organize and schedule patients for multiple testing procedures and responsible for extensive patient teaching regarding all aspects of fertility and infertility.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Contribute to the telemetry and radiology departments
Show more