Registered Nurse I

Classification Title:

Registered Nurse I

Classification Minimum Requirements:

Graduate of a nationally accredited nursing program. Licensed as a registered nurse in accordance with Chapter 464, Florida Statutes.

 

Job Description:

The Opportunity

RN responsibilities:

• Provides RN coverage for various Primary Care and Specialty teams for Student Health. This includes
• Sexual Health and Gynecology, Sports Medicine and Acute Care, and Special Clinics (immunizations).
• Provides treatment procedures and administers medications as directed by providers.
• Documents pertinent information in patients’ health records.
• Monitors patient response to treatments.
• Triage high volume of patients by telephone and in person, ensuring that their health problem is
• appropriately managed promptly.
• Provides independent care to patients using Practice Protocols.
• Facilitates patient flow in a timely, efficient, and customer-friendly manner.

Clinical duties:

• Processes patients to be seen by the provider.
• Collects comprehensive vital signs, chief complaint, and supporting subjective medical information.
• Starts IVs, performs wound care and dressings, and administers medications.
• Screens and counsels patients and collects visual acuity when necessary.
• Performs Point-of-Care testing.
• Facilitates patient flow to providers in a timely, efficient, and customer-friendly manner.
• Serves specialized patient populations.

Education and Counseling:

• Educates and counsels patients on their specific medical illness, injury, and chronic condition.
• Promotes health and wellness through assessment strategies and ongoing education/counseling.
• Documents interventions in the patient’s health record.
• Coordinates care of specialized patient population: transgender, eating disorder, obesity, anxiety, and depression as needed
• Coordinates Services in their home team when not assigned to cover other areas.
• Provides RN coverage for weekend clinic as needed and assigned. Rotates with other RNs.
• Participates in regular staff and team meetings, staff development programs and on special projects as assigned.

Typical Schedule:

•  Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm, 40hrs/week.
• Hours may vary based on the clinic and patient care needs.
• Weekend coverage provided on a rotational basis, as assigned during the Fall and Spring
• semesters.

 

About the Student Health Care Center (SHCC)

The mission of the SHCC is to help every student achieve optimal health in pursuing personal and academic success.

Our vision is to be the preferred healthcare provider for University of Florida students as a nationally recognized leader in the collegiate health specialty.

The SHCC is fully accredited by the AAAHC and is located in a new state-of-the-art WELL-certified building on UF’s campus. Medical services offered at the SHCC include primary care, sports medicine, urgent care, gynecology, psychiatry, allergy/immunization clinic, and travel medicine. Radiology, pharmacy, lab, and physical therapy are also on site.

Learn more about SHCC here https://shcc.ufl.edu/

About the University of Florida

UF is one of the nation’s top-5 universities and a dynamic and rewarding place to work. UF is in Gainesville, one of Florida’s most livable cities. Known for its natural attractions (wetlands, forests, springs, wildlife) and cultural offerings (music, theater, visual arts, and historic districts), the area is also gaining a reputation as a thriving hub for high-tech start-ups, as well as invention and research collaborations. We are excited about what’s happening here and know you will want to be a part of it.

The City of Gainesville

The Guide to Greater Gainesville shares all that you need to learn about the Heart of Florida, including neighborhood and city information, schools and zoning, culture and leisure, sports and fitness, healthcare and much more. Learn more at https://guidetogreatergainesville.com/

Expected Salary:

$28.00 to $31.00 per hour. Commensurate with skills and experience.

Exclusive Perks and Benefits

Enjoy stability and support with UF’s unique range of benefits and opportunities. With a robust healthcare package, generous leave policies,