RN - Homestead Urgent Care Ctr. (Full Time, Day shift)
Job Summary
Responsible for the planning and delivery of care utilizing nursing processes: assessment, implementation and evaluation.
Oversees the plan of care, utilizes effective problem solving strategies, and applies evidence based practices.
Supports and upholds quality standards of a Magnet designated hospital and Patient Bill of Rights.
Provides compassionate and family centered care for Urgent Care Center (UCC) patients.
Practices under the supervision of the Nursing Manager/Director.
Job Specific Duties
* Communicates patient's progress including critical findings & changes in condition with physician and/or disciplines involved in the care of the child.
Performs and documents discharge instructions.
* Completes intakes to prepare patient to be seen by the medical team including vital signs, weight, height, symptoms, and history.
* Delegates nursing care based on knowledge of staff qualifications and competency.
* Performs intake assessment on patients with an emergency condition.
* Performs nursing treatments and follows physician team orders for medication administration, IV hydration, aerosol respiratory support, etc.
on assigned patients.
* Plans, coordinates, and implements a transfer to a higher level of care for EMTALA transfers.
* Obtains parental immunization consent for every immunization administered per policy.
* Assists Physician in procedures (I&D, lacerations, sutures removal) as needed.
* Follows physician’s orders, checks labs, tests, and administers patient medications when needed.
Adheres to six rights of medication administration per Medication administration policy.
* Assesses IV sites after removal of IV to check for infiltration and redness.
* Ensures safe analgesics/narcotics administration, monitoring and reassessment as per hospital Pain Management policy and procedure.
* Asses electronic health record independently according to hospital policy and completes accurate and timely documentation within 24 hours in the patient’s electronic health record.
* Communicates with patients and families to review plan of care and solicits input.
Communicates any patient and family concerns to physician.
* Provides education and documents patient/family teachings on health related needs (i.e.
disease, medications, treatments, pain, discharge, safety, nutrition, skin care, etc.).
* Promotes a safe "error free" working environment by consistently performing thorough hand-offs (utilizing SBAR) and infection prevention measures.
* Ensures safe/effective/efficient care delivery with emphasis on absence of medication errors & blood borne infections, avoidance of falls from surface, ouch-free procedural pain, & reduction of pain.
* Completes chart reviews observe for Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance.
* Completes charges on all assigned patients.
* Demonstrates proper personal protective equipmen...
- Rate: Not Specified
- Location: Miami, US-FL
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Medical
- Recruiter: Nicklaus Children's Health System
- Contact: Recruiter Name
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- Reference: 27713
- Posted: 2025-02-15 07:38:37 -
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