Registered Nurse Urgent Care
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) Urgent Care delivers nursing care for patients across their life span, and through the nursing process, assesses plans, implements, and documents the effects of care. Within the urgent care setting, care will be provided to occupational health patients (physicals, drug screens, injury care, etc.) and patients that arrive with an acute illness/injury. This individual will work cooperatively with ancillary, nursing, and other patient-team personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice. These nursing functions of the RN are carried out according to the Pennsylvania Nurse Practice Act, Hospital policy, the hospital Mission Statement, and the Philosophy of the Department of Nursing.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse with current license to practice in the state of Pennsylvania
- Successful completion of BLS
Nice To Haves
- Experience in occupational medicine and urgent care is preferred
Responsibilities
- Provide essential medical care to both urgent care patients and occupational health patients
- Demonstrate knowledge of procedures done in this area and assist physician as indicated
- Implement, evaluate, and document patient care interventions and effectiveness in accordance with care plan
- Demonstrate an awareness of unit budget
- Function as a professional role model and resource person providing guidance to co-workers and students
- Take an active role in unit-based Performance Improvement
- Participate in identifying unit needs and support unit goals and objectives
- Maintain responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs
- Develop, evaluate, and adjust current and future staffing based upon patient care needs; initiate adjustments as needed
- Assign responsibility for patient care with the unit-based team
- Facilitate staff education activities (i.e. orientation, competency, skill reviews, mandatory in-servicing)
- Provide input to annual performance reviews of assigned staff
- Conduct customer service activities and handle complaints – patients, families, staff or physician
- Assist with management functions on unit
- Manage daily operations within budget parameters
- Perform in-depth, systematic assessment of all assigned patients
- Formulate collaborative plans of care and identify expected patient outcomes
- Organize, coordinate, and prioritize patient care consistently utilizing available resources
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
