Urgent Care Clinical Nurse - Leupp Clinic;

Overview

Under the general supervision of the Urgent Care Nurse Manager, the Urgent Care Clinical Nurses are accountable for the coordination of care for patients and their families including, direct patient care, patient education and discharge planning. Ensures adherence to established policies, protocols, regulations, and standards. Provides nursing care, within scope of practice to patients in accordance with standards of nursing care and providers orders.

Required to ensure efficient and effective delivery of patient care in the urgent care environment. Upholds the principles of Winslow Indian Health Care Center, Inc. (“WIHCC”) Vision, Mission, and Value Statements. Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information at all times.

This list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only of the tasks performed by this position and is not all-inclusive.

• Maintains regular attendance and punctuality.
• Provides safe, high quality patient centered care
• For new graduate registered nurses: participates in the Clinical Nurse Resident program, working closely with Nurse Educator, assigned nurse preceptor, and Urgent Care Nurse Manager.
• Provides direct care to tribal members and service eligible patients in the Urgent Care setting.
• Greets patients and provides nursing care to patients with a variety of injuries and illness.
• Triages and provides immediate/urgent treatment, according to the status of patients and level of care needed within scope of practice and learning.
• Prepares patients for tests, exams and treatment
• Maintains health records by proper and complete documentation of nursing assessment, observations, interventions, therapeutic measures and patient education.
• Set-ups and operates specialized equipment, such as cardiac monitors, defibrillators, breathing machines, EKG machines, ventilators, etc.
• Observes, documents and reports patient conditions and changes.
• Provides counseling and teaching to patients and families on preventive, curative and rehabilitative measures involved in health care.
• Observes patients for conditions that require emergency measures, interprets data, establishes and monitors intravenous therapy which may include medication(s) and intervals as necessary; understands side effects.
• Safely and correctly prepares, administers and monitors prescribed oral medications, subcutaneous (SQ), intramuscular (IM) intravenous (IV) medication and oxygen therapy.
• Performs intravenous cannula insertion for IV therapy and venipuncture for blood draws.
• Maintains a clean and safe patient environment.
• Maintains professional knowledge and skill in nursing by attending the continuing education, staff meetings, workshops, and webinars provided by the SDPI Program.
• Requires completion of tasks or duties assigned by a supervisor.
• Serves as medical interpreter for Navajo-speaking patients as needed,
• Upholds all principles of confidentiality and patient care to the fullest extent.
• Adheres to all professional and ethical behavior standards of the healthcare industry.
• Adheres to WIHCC’s Personnel Policies and Procedures, departmental policies, rules, and regulations.
• Interacts in an honest, trustworthy and dependable manner with patients, employees, visitors, and vendors.
• Possesses cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Maintains compliance with all Human Resources requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned such as rotating out to the clinic locations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science or Associate Degree in Nursing is required.
• For experienced registered nurses: one year or greater of urgent care, emergency department, or related experience is required.
• For new graduate registered nurses: recent graduation from an accredited nursing program required, clinical rotation in ED/urgent care or critical care a plus, and a strong interest in emergency medicine/urgent care and willingness to learn and adapt in a high-pressure environment.
• Bilingual skills in English and Navajo language preferred.
• Current BLS/CPR, ACLS, and PALS certifications are required.
• NRP certification required within six months of hire; TNCC or ATCN and ENPC certifications required within…