Urgent Care Rn Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Active, unencumbered RN licensure in Florida or a multistate Enhanced Nursing License Compact (eNLC) license, maintained throughout employment.
• Active American Heart Association BLS certification, maintained in good standing throughout employment.
• Active American Heart Association PALS certification, maintained in good standing throughout employment.
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification required within 180 days of hire or transfer into the position and maintained in good standing throughout employment.
• BSN degree or current enrollment in a BSN degree program.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and use it to make patient-care judgments.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to apply evidence-based practice, analytical thinking, and service excellence in practice.
• Ability to float to various urgent care centers as needed.
• Ability to pick up on-call assignments per department and hospital policy.

Nice To Haves

• One year of RN experience in a Pediatric ED/UCC or ICU setting is preferred.
• National certification as a Certified Pediatric Nurse (such as ANCC, CPN, or RNBC), preferably within five years of hire.
• Completion of PEARS (Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization) within two years of hire, maintained in good standing throughout employment.
• Proficiency with computers and electronic medical records is preferred.
• Passion for learning.

Responsibilities

• Communicate patient progress, critical findings, and changes in condition to physicians and other disciplines involved in the child's care.
• Perform and document discharge instructions.
• Complete patient intakes, including vital signs, weight, height, symptoms, and history.
• Delegate nursing care according to staff qualifications and competency.
• Perform intake assessments on patients with emergency conditions.
• Provide nursing treatments and follow physician-team orders, including medication administration, IV hydration, and aerosol respiratory support.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement transfers to a higher level of care for EMTALA transfers.
• Obtain parental immunization consent for each immunization administered, per policy.
• Assist physicians with procedures such as incision and drainage, lacerations, and suture removal as needed.
• Follow physician orders, check labs and tests, and administer medications when needed.
• Follow the six rights of medication administration and hospital medication-administration policy.
• Assess IV sites after IV removal for infiltration and redness.
• Administer, monitor, and reassess analgesics and narcotics in accordance with hospital pain-management policy and procedure.
• Independently assess the electronic health record according to hospital policy and complete accurate, timely documentation within 24 hours.
• Communicate with patients and families about the plan of care and solicit their input; communicate their concerns to physicians.
• Educate patients and families about health-related needs and document teaching, including topics such as disease, medications, treatments, pain, discharge, safety, nutrition, and skin care.
• Promote a safe, error-free environment through thorough SBAR handoffs and infection-prevention measures.
• Support safe, effective, and efficient care, emphasizing medication-error prevention, prevention of bloodborne infections and falls, procedural pain reduction, and pain reduction overall.
• Complete chart reviews for accreditation and regulatory compliance.
• Complete charges for assigned patients.
• Use personal protective equipment appropriately.
• Meet or exceed unit standards for a 95% CEI, complete documentation promptly, and comply with DNV, CMS, DOH, and ACHA requirements.
• Provide continuous supervision and observation of behavioral health patients and follow nonviolent crisis-intervention strategies (CPI).
• Float to various urgent care centers as needed while maintaining clinical excellence and high-quality service.
• Pick up on-call assignments according to department and hospital policy.