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...