Urgent Care RN/LPN - Make an Impact Fast

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network in Pennsylvania is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Urgent Care.

The role provides nursing care across life span, assesses, plans, and documents care, and supports occupational health services. The RN works with interprofessional teams, participates in performance improvement, and maintains professional standards while managing patient flow and safety within budgeted parameters.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current Pennsylvania license.
• BLS certification required; occupational medicine or urgent care experience preferred.
• Ability to perform essential nursing duties and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates the ability to perform the essential functions of the Registered Nurse.
• Provide essential medical care to both urgent care patients and occupational health patients.
• Demonstrates knowledge of procedures done in this area and is able to assist physician as indicated.
• Implements, evaluates, and documents patient care interventions and effectiveness in accordance with care plan.
• Demonstrates an awareness of unit budget.
• Functions as a professional role model and resource person providing guidance to co-workers and students.
• Takes active role in unit-based Performance Improvement.
• Participates in identifying unit needs and supports unit goals and objectives.
• Maintains responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs.
• Develops, evaluates, and adjusts current and future staffing based upon patient care needs; initiates adjustments as needed.
• Assigns responsibility for patient care with the unit-based team.
• Facilitates staff education activities (i.e. orientation, competency, skill reviews, mandatory in-servicing).
• Provides input to annual performance reviews of assigned staff.
• Conducts customer service activities and handling of complaints – patients, families, staff or physician.
• Assists with management functions on unit.
• Manages daily operations within budget parameters.
• Performs in depth, systematic assessment of all assigned patients.
• Formulates collaborative plans of care and identifies expected patient outcomes.
• Implements, evaluates, and documents patient care interventions and effectiveness in accordance with care plan.
• Organizes, coordinates, and prioritizes patient care consistently utilizing available resources.

Job description

St. Luke's University Health Network in Pennsylvania is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Urgent Care.

The role provides nursing care across life span, assesses, plans, and documents care, and supports occupational health services. The RN works with interprofessional teams, participates in performance improvement, and maintains professional standards while managing patient flow and safety within budgeted parameters.