Registered Nurse - Urgent Care

Veiovis LLC; Tamuning (GU); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Veiovis LLC seeks a dedicated Urgent Care nurse to provide professional nursing care in a clinic setting. You will collaborate with physicians and staff, triage by phone and in person, and support patient education and coordination of ongoing care.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing with a valid license, CPR/BLS, and at least one year of clinic nursing experience. Strong communication and confidentiality are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing with an active license.
• CPR/BLS certification current and valid.
• Minimum 1 year of clinical nursing experience in a clinic setting.
• Strong behavioral maturity, patience, and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to educate staff and participate in in-service education.
• Commitment to patient-centered, ethical care and data confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians and team to implement nursing interventions.
• Assess patient health status and develop care plans with Urgent Care team.
• Encourage follow-up with primary care for continuity of care.
• Establish primary care providers and ensure continuity of care.
• Document nursing assessments and interventions comprehensively.
• Provide patient education and support during care and treatment.

Skills

CPR/BLS Certification

Interpersonal skills

Patient education

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

CPR/BLS Certification

Job description

Job Summary

Reports directly to the Urgent Care Team Lead and responsible for providing professional nursing carefor clinic patients following established standards and practices. Also assists physicians and staff incoordinating patient care, and functions as primary liaison between patients, staff and physician.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the physician and other team members to execute nursing interventions by incorporating appropriate standards of care and practice and patient outcomes
• Assessment and data collection related to patient health status and works with the Urgent Careteam to develop plan of care
• Encourage patient to seek primary care for Urgent Care follow up visits in conjunction with thepatient, family and/or other care providers
• Establish primary care provider for continuity of care
• Evaluate patient’s response to established plan of care and continue to collaborate with Urgent Careteam members for any adjustment as needed
• Assume responsibility and accountability for effectively managing nursing care of individualpatients
• Document nursing assessment and interventions to reflect comprehensive and integrated approachto patient care
• Review documentation with Urgent Care provider as needed
• Implement teach-back method as necessary
• Provide care that is safe, ethical and patient and family centered, culturally sensitive and evidencedbased
• Urgent Care nurse should be able to perform the following:
• Telephone and in-person triage
• Review lab and radiology results with provider as necessary
• Initiate and monitor intravenous (IV) infusions
• Perform procedures (i.e. ECGs, dressing changes, subcutaneous or intra-muscular injections,etc.)
• Patient education
• Assist patient with medication management
• Assist team members with urgent or emergent patient care situations
• Respond to medical emergencies within the clinic
• Performs other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Education and Experience

• 1. Graduate of Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing; License is required.
• 2. CPR/BLS Certification must be current.
• 3. Minimum one (1) year experience with impressive track record in providing professional nursing care for clinic patients, basic knowledge of cardiac rhythms, central lines and infection control.
• 4. Must have the appropriate level of behavioral maturity and patience in handling patients.
• 5. Must have the diplomacy and tact in handling difficult and irate patients.
• 6. Very good interpersonal relationship skills and can work and relate well with co-employees, patientsand customers.
• 7. Knowledgeable in clinical assessments and judgments
• 8. Ability to educate staff and attend in-service education as necessary for the department
• 9. Provide counseling and emotional support to patient as needed
• 10. Must have strong sensitivity to the needs and anxieties of patients and the ability to motivatepatients to undergo treatments and/or procedures.
• 11. Strong ethics and a high level of personal and professional integrity.
• 12. Computer literate and very highly proficient in using MS office programs.
• 13. Must be able to maintain confidentiality of medical records.