RN, Urgent Care - Las Vegas, NV
About The Position
The Urgent Care RN provides and monitors quality patient care in an urgent care environment using the nursing process. The role involves identifying and assessing known and potential problems, initiating appropriate interventions, evaluating outcomes, and documenting patient information, including vital signs, chief complaint, medications, allergies, and interventions. Care may include IV therapy and medication administration. The RN prepares patients for examinations and treatments, assists providers with in-house procedures, and coordinates clinical follow-through such as laboratory services, imaging, pharmacy, referrals, and telephone communications. The position works three 12-hour shifts, including rotating weekends and holidays, and may require floating to other urgent care sites to maintain staffing levels.
Requirements
- Current, unrestricted Nevada RN license, or temporary Nevada RN license with the ability to obtain a permanent Nevada RN license when the temporary license expires.
- BLS and ACLS certifications.
- PALS certification upon hire.
- At least 2 years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care setting such as emergency, medical-surgical, critical care, or urgent care.
- Excellent IV skills.
- Ability to read and interpret cardiac telemetry rhythms.
- Ability to develop and implement a plan of care based on assessment skills.
- Ability to coordinate medical care with providers and appropriate team members.
- Initiative in problem-solving.
- Demonstrated multi-system assessment skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience charting in an electronic medical record (EMR).
Responsibilities
- Prepare patients for examinations, document responses to interventions, and confer with providers.
- Anticipate provider needs for examinations and treatments, prepare patients appropriately, and assist with in-house procedures.
- Provide clinical interventions as ordered by providers, including medication administration, treatments, IV therapy, and procedures.
- Initiate follow-through for patient care services, including laboratory services, X-rays, pharmacy, referrals, and telephone communication.
- Delegate and assist coworkers with duties, including floating to other areas as needed.
- Meet compliance requirements, including laboratory quality-control management, waived testing, crash-cart maintenance, and narcotic counts.
- Maintain required licensure and certifications.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase plan.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
