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I work for a hospice in Arizona as a triage nurse. I triage their 3 sites across Arizona full time. This company is closing their doors and I'm frantic!

I have excellent skills. I have been a hospice nurse for more than 12 years. I have to work from home is the downfall. Many companies want triage nurses to work at their call center but I cannot. I have rheumatoid arthritis but I have only lost the use of my legs.

If you know of any home telephone triage positions, please let me know.

I want to keep working! :nurse:

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Specializes in Clinical Risk Management.

Have you checked with Banner Health? They have a telephone triage program that I think is based in Phoenix. As of last year, they were still in existence.

Good luck to you!

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Specializes in cardiac, HH/Infusion, disease mtg,triage.

Sunnee dee nurse

First i want to say i completely understand what you are going through, as i am going through it too! In response to the post to look into Banner health.... the triage call center there has been around for 15 yrs until 11/12/08. I know this as i am one of the many nurses in the dept that got laid off as they decided to stop doing community triage calls. Its part of the cut backs they set in motion. And since you are in Arizona you know the kind of financial recession we are in.

I too am looking to work remotely from home (see my post from a few day ago), but have some concerns i need to work out. I did a huge online search for remote triage positions. Most of them want you to train at their call center for a few wks to months. I can prob only do like 1-2wks away from my family! It sounds like that would be a stretch for you too. Fonemed told me my training would be 1-2 wks remote, kinda like a classroom approach on the phone/computer. I still have a lot to learn about this company, so will be glad to share more with you when i learn more. But as of now, i'm still looking.

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I'm so sorry that you're in my predicament mommynursof3. I hope that you find another job very soon. Please do contact me if you find something. Thank you for the information!

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Maybe look into United Health Group, they have nurse care managers that some times work from home, and they have a call center in Arizona. I hope you find something soon.

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Thanks for the information Lovely RN! :D

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Specializes in critical care, + a mixed bag of tricks.

Here is an about.com page with a list of some companies that use nurses for work-at-home jobs. It might be helpful. Good luck to all! Medical and Nursing Home-based Jobs

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