Registered Nurse (RN), Urgent Care, PRN

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

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking registered nurses to work across day, evening, and night shifts, caring for pediatric and adult patients. Pediatric experience is preferred.

Essential duties include data collection, problem identification, care planning, and coordination of patient care with an emphasis on safety, ethics, and evidence-based practices. BLS and RN licensure are required.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred.
• BLS required per policy guidelines.
• Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work.

Responsibilities

• Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation.
• Analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes.
• Implements the identified plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
• Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with applicable policy parameters.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.
• Communicates effectively in all areas of practice.
• Collaborates with healthcare consumer and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice.
• Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Seeks knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking.
• Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
• Contributes to quality nursing practice.
• Evaluates one's own and other's nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines.
• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible.
• Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
• Practices ethically.
• Promotes shared governance, or facility decision making activities, developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes and promotion.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

RN license

BSN preferred

BLS certification

Job description

All shifts available (days, evenings, and nights). RNs are expected to care for both pediatrics and adults. Pediatric experience is preferred.

Essential Functions:

• Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation.

• Analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues.

• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.

• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes.

• Implements the identified plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.

• Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with any applicable legal or policy parameters or principles.

• Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.

• Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.

• Communicates effectively in all areas of practice.

• Collaborates with healthcare consumer and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice.

• Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.

• Seeks knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking.

• Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.

• Contributes to quality nursing practice.

• Evaluates one's own and other's nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations.

• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible.

• Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.

• Practices ethically.

• Promotes shared governance, or facility decision making activities, developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes and promotion.

Physical Requirements:

• Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling.

• Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.

• Must speak English in good, understandable terms. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, and touch. Finger dexterity.

• Critical thinking and ability to concentrate.

• Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions.

• Physical Abilities Testing required.

Education, Experience and Certifications:

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred.

• BLS required per policy guidelines.

• Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and reside or; if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state; or for Non-National License Compact states, current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the RN works.