Urgent Care Nurse - Part Time
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) Urgent Care at St. Luke's delivers nursing care for patients across their life span, utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and document care effects. In this urgent care setting, care is provided to both occupational health patients (including physicals, drug screens, and injury care) and patients presenting with acute illnesses or injuries. The RN is expected to collaborate with ancillary, nursing, and other patient-team personnel to uphold professional nursing practice standards. All nursing functions are performed in accordance with the Pennsylvania Nurse Practice Act, Hospital policy, the hospital Mission Statement, and the Philosophy of the Department of Nursing. St. Luke's is committed to excellence in caring for the sick and injured, educating healthcare providers, and improving access to care, regardless of a patient's ability to pay.
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
- Demonstrates the ability to perform the essential functions of the Registered Nurse
- Provide essential medical care to both urgent care patients and occupational health patients
- Demonstrates knowledge of procedure done in this area and is able to assist physician as indicated
- Implements, evaluates, and documents patient care interventions and effectiveness in accordance with care plan
- Demonstrates an awareness of unit budget
- Functions as a professional role model and resource person providing guidance to co-workers and students
- Takes active role in unit-based Performance Improvement
- Participates in identifying unit needs and supports unit goals and objectives
- Maintains responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs
- Develops, evaluates, and adjusts current and future staffing based upon patient care needs; initiates adjustments as needed
- Assigns responsibility for patient care with the unit-based team
- Facilitates staff education activities (i.e. orientation, competency, skill reviews, mandatory in-servicing)
- Provides input to annual performance reviews of assigned staff
- Conducts customer service activities and handling of complaints – patients, families, staff or physician
- Assists with management functions on unit
- Manages daily operations within budget parameters
- Performs in depth, systematic assessment of all assigned patients
- Formulates collaborative plans of care and identifies expected patient outcomes
- Organizes, coordinates, and prioritizes patient care consistently utilizing available resources
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
