Urgent Care - Part-Time RN/LPN - Kulpsville
About The Position
The Urgent Care Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients across the lifespan, assessing, planning, implementing, and documenting care through the nursing process. In the urgent care setting, care is provided to occupational health patients—including physicals, drug screens, and injury care—as well as patients presenting with acute illness or injury. The nurse works cooperatively with ancillary, nursing, and other patient-team personnel to maintain professional nursing practice standards. Nursing functions are performed in accordance with the Pennsylvania Nurse Practice Act, hospital policy, the hospital mission, and the Department of Nursing philosophy. The role also includes unit and staff support responsibilities, such as contributing to performance improvement and unit goals, supporting professional development and education, assisting with staffing and patient-care assignments, handling customer service matters, and helping manage daily operations within budget parameters.
Requirements
- Current Pennsylvania license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
- Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS).
Nice To Haves
- Experience in occupational medicine and urgent care is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide essential medical care to urgent care and occupational health patients.
- Demonstrate knowledge of procedures performed in the area and assist physicians as indicated.
- Assess assigned patients and formulate collaborative plans of care with expected outcomes.
- Implement, evaluate, and document patient-care interventions and their effectiveness in accordance with the care plan.
- Organize, coordinate, and prioritize patient care using available resources.
- Serve as a professional role model and resource for coworkers and students.
- Participate actively in unit-based performance improvement and support unit goals and objectives.
- Maintain professional development through in-services and continuing education.
- Develop, evaluate, and adjust staffing based on patient-care needs, initiating adjustments as needed.
- Assign patient-care responsibilities with the unit-based team.
- Facilitate staff education, including orientation, competency and skills reviews, and mandatory in-service training.
- Provide input to annual performance reviews of assigned staff.
- Conduct customer-service activities and handle complaints from patients, families, staff, or physicians.
- Assist with unit management functions and manage daily operations within budget parameters.
- Demonstrate awareness of the unit budget.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
