Registered Nurse - Urgent Care

Department:

02190 AAH Hartford - Immediate Care

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

20

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

1 -12 hour shift during the week, and every other weekend, Saturday and Sunday 8AM-4 PM

Position Duties Include:

• Provides nursing care and treatment for assigned patients in the urgent care area.
• 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.

Scheduled Hours

3 shifts/ 24 hours per month requirement; one shift per month must be Fri, Sat or Sun if open.1 of 8 Urgent Care Holidays per year (hours 8a-4p)BLSACLS- required within 6 months of hire

Licenses & Certifications

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification 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.

Degrees

Associate's Degree in Nursing.

Required Functional Experience

Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

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.

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellow