Registered Nurse (RN) - LiveWELL Float

Advocate Health; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide coverage across Work and Campus Care clinics in Winston-Salem, NC. The role spans Nurse-Only and traditional clinic settings, with travel between locations and a focus on primary care and occupational medicine.

Responsibilities include patient assessment, care planning, safety, and collaboration with the care team. Requires BLS, RN license, and approximately 2 years of clinical nursing experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• Active, unrestricted RN license in the state(s) where services are provided.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Typically requires 2 years of clinical nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Engage in governance and quality initiatives to improve care processes.
• Use the nursing process to assess, plan, diagnose, implement, and evaluate care with patients and families.
• Monitor patient conditions and adjust care plans in collaboration with the care team.
• Uphold and promote a culture of safety.
• Continuously evaluate patient and unit outcomes and take action as needed.
• May administer medications, treatments, and therapies per protocols.
• Demonstrate effective communication, feedback, and delegation within the team.
• Pursue professional development and maintains required certifications.
• Adhere to ANA Code of Ethics and ensure unbiased patient care across interdisciplinary teams.
• Delegate appropriately to RNs, LPNs, and unlicensed assistive personnel.
• Maintain accurate, timely EHR documentation.
• May float to other units within the service area to meet needs.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Time management

Communication

Adaptability

Electronic records

Education

RN nursing degree

BSN (preferred)

Job description

This position is responsible for providing coverage across all clinics within the Work and Campus Care department. The role includes working in both Nurse-Only settings and traditional clinic settings alongside a provider.

Within Work and Campus Care, we provide onsite healthcare services to employers in our communities, helping keep employees healthy and productive. Our focus is on primary care and occupational medicine.

The individual in this position must be flexible and willing to travel between clinic locations.

Major Responsibilities:

• Engages in unit councils, professional governance, and quality initiatives to improve care processes and apply evidence-based practices.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, diagnose, implement, and evaluate nursing care, engaging patients and families through the continuum of care.
• Monitors patient conditions, adjusts care plans, mobilizes resources, and collaborates with the care team to influence care outcomes.
• Upholds and promotes a culture of safety.
• Continuously evaluates patient, team, and unit outcomes, taking action as needed.
• May administer medications, treatments, and therapies safely and according to clinical protocols and procedures.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution, fostering team collaboration and appropriate delegation.
• Pursues professional development, completes required education, and maintains certifications.
• Adhere to the ANA Code of Ethics and practices ethical decision-making, respects interdisciplinary roles, and contributes to integrated, unbiased patient care.
• Appropriate delegation to other Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel (i.e., nurse aides, credentialed medical assistants, etc.).
• Maintains accurate, timely EHR documentation.
• May be required to float to other units, departments, care areas, or facilities within the designated service area to meet patient care needs.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed furtherin the departmental job standards.

Minimum Job RequirementsEducation:

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.

Certification / Registration / License:

• Basic Life Support (BLS). Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required based on specialty.
• Active, unrestricted registered nurse (RN) multi-state compact and/or single-state license with privileges to practice in the state(s) where the RN is providing client nursing services

Note

Licensed nurses practicing via telehealth/telenursing/virtual modalities are required to be licensed or hold the privilege to practice in the state(s) where the client(s) is/are located. Licensed nurses are responsible and accountable for knowing, understanding, and practicing in compliance with the laws, rules, regulations, andstandards of practice of the state(s) where the client(s) is/are located.

Experience:

• Typically requires 2 year of experience in clinical nursing.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Strong clinical judgment and critical thinking.
• Time management, prioritization and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Proficiency in operating computer functions (e.g., E-mail, electronic records, digital platforms etc.) clinical, aviation, maintenance, communications, and administrative departments.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Must be able to: push/pull with 30 lbs. of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
• Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures/functions.
• Maneuver foot pedals on carts or machines.
• Perform physical safety interventions such as patient restraint and verbal de-escalation, if needed.
• May be exposed to chemical and hazardous waste as well as blood and body fluids and communicable disease. Therefore, protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.
• Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions.
• Physical Abilities Testing may be required.
• Additional department specific physical requirements may be identified for unique responsibilities within the department by the nurse leader.

Preferred Job RequirementsEducation:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN)

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.