Registered Nurse (RN) - TC Urgent Care - Fairfield (Per Diem)
About The Position
As an Urgent Care Staff Nurse, you will gather patient information, assess needs, and provide direct, age-appropriate care in an urgent care setting. You will collaborate with providers and other health care team members to deliver safe, efficient, family-centered care. The urgent care location is open seven days a week: Monday–Friday from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM and Saturday–Sunday from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Texas Children’s Urgent Care provides after-hours patient care at community locations in the greater Houston area and Austin. Its team diagnoses and treats common pediatric ailments and conditions and provides procedures including antibiotic injections, breathing treatments, fracture care and splinting, IV fluids, lab services, laceration repair, and on-site x-rays. Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Requirements
- Diploma, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree in nursing.
- An associate degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for obtaining and maintaining a Registered Nurse license may be accepted in place of a nursing degree.
- Registered Nurse license issued by the Texas Board of Nursing or through the Nursing Licensure Compact.
- Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
- Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Responsibilities
- Collect and document patient and family information, including vital signs, height, weight, reason for visit, medications, and allergies.
- Prepare patients for examinations and assist providers with treatments, examinations, testing, and emergency care within the scope of the site.
- Complete provider-directed treatments and document interventions in the medical record.
- Administer medications and immunizations as directed, documenting administration, adverse reactions, and errors according to established procedures.
- Provide patient and family education as directed by the provider and document education in the medical record.
- Coordinate referrals by ensuring families receive necessary contact information and documentation.
- Triage patient complaints and clinical phone calls according to site protocols and respond appropriately during emergency situations.
- Collect and process specimens, perform laboratory testing, and document results according to site and manufacturer guidelines.
- Complete required laboratory quality control, maintenance, calibration, reagent checks, and proficiency testing activities.
- Coordinate with outside laboratories, track results, and notify providers of results as appropriate.
- Maintain supplies, medications, and patient care areas according to site, infection control, and inventory-management guidelines.
- Explain the visit process, provide estimated visit-length information, and deliver a positive patient and family experience.
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What This Job Offers
Education Level
Associate degree
