Ambulatory Clinic RN - Urgent Care

Kansas Health System; Kansas; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas Health System in Kansas is seeking an Ambulatory Clinic RN for Urgent Care to support patient care in a fast-paced ambulatory setting. The role relies on nursing processes, assessments, and education for patients and families to optimize outcomes.

Key duties include triage, direct patient care, documentation, and coordination with the healthcare team. Requires RN license, ADN or higher, BLS, and ambulatory experience. Full-time position in a hospital-affiliated system.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate degree in nursing is required; BSN preferred.
• Minimum 6 months of RN experience; 2+ years for Ambulatory Clinic RN PRN.
• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) with multi-state or single-state licensure in good standing.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care in ambulatory setting using nursing process.
• Performs preliminary patient assessment to guide follow-up with the healthcare team.
• Evaluates unstable/complex patient care situations and intervenes appropriately.
• Applies independent nursing judgment and collaborates with peers/management as needed.
• Educates patients and families; documents teaching and outcomes.
• Responds to treatment-related calls and completes required forms.
• Maintains competencies for the assigned unit/department.

Skills

Nursing care

Assessment

Clinical judgment

Patient education

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

High School Diploma

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Position Title

Ambulatory Clinic RN - Urgent Care

Position Summary / Career Interest:

• Mon-Fri 7a - 8pm
• Sat-Sun 8a-3p

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Provides direct patient care within the ambulatory setting, based on the nursing process and within role/scope of practice.
• Preforms preliminary assessment of patients through observation and chart review to facilitate appropriate follow-up with the healthcare team.
• Evaluates unstable or complex patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention.
• Implements appropriate clinical decisions and demonstrates appropriate use of expert peers and/or management as applicable.
• Accepts accountability and uses independent nursing judgment for care provided by self and by healthcare providers to who care delegated.
• Demonstrates the appropriate use of standards, effective use of resources and evaluation of patient response in the delivery of patient care.
• Identifies teach/learning needs of patient.
• Responsible for educational instruction to patients and families with health care needs.
• Evaluates effectiveness of patient and family teaching and makes documentation in patient's charts.
• Responds to/refers incoming patient treatment-related phone calls.
• Completes necessary forms (i.e. FMLA, DME, Home Health orders and obtains physicians signatures as appropriate).
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Associate Degree Nursing
• 6 months of RN experience
• 2 or more years RN experience to be an Ambulatory Clinic RN PRN

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing - in state in which you live OR
• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing - active with multistate in progress with proof of application
• Must have current active multistate state Register Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live OR active single state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working with proof of application of a multistate RN license in the state in which you live. Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate state RN license from the state in which they live by 4/30/2026.
• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within 14 days

Time Type: Full time

Important information for you to know as you apply:

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail] .

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.