RN - Urgent Care - Henderson - (US-NV-Las Vegas - 89199)

Minimum Education: None
Jobcode: 60144378
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UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.

UnitedHealthcare is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
 
When you work with UnitedHealthcare, what you do matters. It's that simple…and it's that challenging.
 
In providing consumer-oriented health benefit plans to millions of people, our goal is to create higher quality care, lower costs and greater access to health care. Join us and you will be empowered to achieve new levels of excellence and make a profound and personal impact as you contribute to new innovations in a vital and complex system.
 

• Provide and monitor quality patient care, in a critical care environment, utilizing the nursing process.


• Identifies, initiates and assesses the effectiveness for known and potential problems and evaluates outcomes.

1.Responsible for providing patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating and documentation of patient information to include vital signs, chief complaint, review of medications, allergies and interventions, including IV therapy and drug administration.

2.Prepares patient for exam, notes and documents responses to interventions and confers Provider.

3.Anticipate provider needs for patient exam or treatments, such as set up for pelvic exam, or minor procedures as well as ensuring patient disrobes as appropriate. Ensure provider is assisted with in house procedures.

4.Provides clinical intervention such as drug administration, treatments, IV Therapy, and procedures as ordered by provider.

5.Initiates clinical follow through for patient care services, i.e., lab, x-ray, pharmacy, referral and telephone communication.

6.Delegates and assists co-workers with duties, to include but not limited to floating to other areas.

7.Responsible for compliance requirements such as laboratory QC management, waive testing, maintenance of crash cart and narcotic count as well as other requirements dictated by clinic needs. Supervision of lab testing personnel is done by lab director or designee.

8.Responsible for maintaining required licensure and certification.

• Knowledge: Develop and implement plan of care based on assessment skills.


• Coordinate medical care with provider and appropriate team members.


• Demonstrates initiative towards problem solving. 

• Technically proficient in field of practice.


• Multi-system assessment skills.


• Organizational and leadership skills and strong computer skills.


• Excellent IV skills required.


• Ability to read and interpret Cardiac Telemetry rhythms.

• One to three years clinical nursing experience in an acute care setting.


• Emergency or other critical care experience is preferred.


• Ability to demonstrate independent clinical skills.


• High School diploma or equivalent.


• Active RN license in the state of Nevada.


• Bachelor's degree in healthcare or related field; and/or equivalent and relevant experience preferred.


• BLS upon hire and ACLS certification within 6 months of hire.