Registered Nurse Urgent Care - Good Hope
Company: Advocate Health
Location: Milwaukee
Posted on: April 20, 2024
Job Description:
Major Responsibilities:
- Provides ongoing nursing care (assess, plan, intervention,
evaluation) according to the age specific and developmental needs
of the patient.
- Assesses patient, family and/or significant others educational
needs and provides teaching/counseling.
- Anticipates and recognizes changes in a patient's status and
need for care.
- Determines priorities of patient care based on essential
patient needs.
- Integrates health promotion and preventive aspects of
care.
- Provides basic instruction for patient regarding routine
procedures, treatments or disease processes.
- Provides telephone triage to patient, family and/or significant
others using nursing judgment according to protocol.
- Assures quality of care through development, implementation and
evaluation of professional nursing standards. Participates in
quality assurance activities.
- Participates in community education programs.
- 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 further in the departmental job
standards.Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providerscertification
issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), and
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (ACLS) issued by
the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6
months, and
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team
member practices.Education Required:
- Associate's Degree in Nursing.Experience Required:
- Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal
skills; ability to develop rapport and maintain positive,
professional relationships with a variety of patients, staff and
physicians.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent
decisions.
- Excellent organization, prioritization and problem solving
skills.
- Demonstrated leadership skills including delegation,
organization, prioritization and building team rapport.
- Proficient computer skills including keyboarding, navigation
within a windows operating system, use of electronic mail and
electronic medical records systems.Physical Requirements and
Working Conditions:
- Must sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, crawl, kneel,
climb, and reach above shoulders throughout the workday.
- Must be able to:
- lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist.
- lift up to 20 lbs over the head.
- carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance.
- Must be able to:
- push/pull with 30 lbs of force.
- perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs with a second person
present.
- Will be exposed to the following hazards on a frequent basis:
mechanical, electrical, chemical, blood and body fluids. Will be
required to wear protective clothing and equipment as needed.
- Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with
ability to use fine-hand manipulation skills.
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.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.
Keywords: Advocate Health, West Allis , Registered Nurse Urgent Care - Good Hope, Healthcare , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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