Registered Nurse (RN) - Milwaukee Clinic Float

Department :

09138 AMG Milw South Shared Services - Float Pool : Central

Status : Full time

Benefits Eligible : Yes

Hou rs Per Week : 40

Schedule Details / Additional Information :

Seeking an experienced full time RN to join our Milwaukee RN Clinic Float Pool Team. This will be a Monday- Friday position, 8- hour shifts only with hours ranging from 7 : 00am-6 : 30pm, however typically is 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm or 8 : 30am-5 : 00pm.

$4.00 Float pool shift differential offered. Car is essential for the position due to the requirement to float to 12 different clinics. Sign-on Bonus offered for qualified candidates.

Pay Range

$32.45 - $48.70

We want our teammates and their families to Live Well.

We are seeking an experienced full time RN to join our Clinic Float Pool Team in the Milwaukee area. This will be a Monday-Friday position, 8- hour shifts only, with hours ranging from 7 : 00am-6 : 30pm, however typically is 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm or 8 : 30am-5 : 00pm. $4.00 Float pool shift differential offered. Car is essential for the position due to the requirement to float to 12 different clinics.

Float clinic locations may include :

• Whitefish Bay - 325 E. Silver Spring Dr
• Midtown - 5818 W Capitol Dr
• River Center- 1575 River Center Dr
• Third Ward- 163 N Milwaukee St.
• Village of Manor Park - 3023 S 84th St
• St. Luke's Family Practice - 2801 W Kinnickinnic Suite 250.
• St. Luke's Faculty Physicians - 2801 W Kinnickinnic Suite 770 Wiselives - 8320 Bluemound Rd
• Wiselives- 8320 W. Bluemound Rd
• Sinai Family Care Center - 1020 N 12th St
• Sinai Internal Medicine - 1020 N 12th St
• Sinai Women's Health - 1020 N 12th St

Provides patient centered nursing care in an outpatient clinic according to established scope of practice guidelines and standards of care. Develops, coordinates and implements the patient plan of care in collaboration with the health care team.

Uses the nursing process to provide ongoing care (assess, plan, intervention, and evaluation). Recognizes and responds to changes in a patient's status and need for care. Determines priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs.

Provides triage and consultation to patient, family, and / or significant others according to protocol and organization guidelines. Communicates with physicians and other members of the health care team. Documents and communicates accurate and timely information regarding patient conditions.

Prepares and rooms the patient for exam by obtaining vital signs and documenting / updating pertinent health information (i.e. chief complaint, allergies, medications).

Performs laboratory procedures (i.e. strep test, wound culture, specimen collection, etc.) using principles of aseptic technique and standard precautions / infection control guidelines. Assists the physician / provider with procedures and surgeries such as pelvic exams, allergy scratch testing, EMG, cautery, colposcopy, etc.

Administers medications, under physician / provider orders, including : immunizations, antibiotics, narcotic pain medications, vitamins, topical agents, insulin, blood thinners, and allergy antigens. Initiates, maintains and discontinues IV therapy; performs mixing of medications according to protocols.

Assesses and provides basic to complex patient education and counseling on the performance of tasks, skills, treatment and self-care integrating health promotion and preventive aspects of care. Follows through with necessary procedure or test requests, prescription refills, new appointment times and referrals to other facilities or services. Refers questions to physician / provider and relays information back to patient as directed.

Performs advanced clinical tasks or skills such as removal of sutures and staples, catheterization, audiograms, laboratory procedures (throat / nose culture, drug screen, phlebotomy - butterfly, venous access, heel stick), spirometry, Holter monitor application, casting, complex wound care, fetal heart tone monitoring, Hickman / port-a-cath / PIC line, central line care, conscious sedation, anti-coagulation clinic operation, etc., with demonstrated competency and under clinical supervision.

Assists in the development and implementation of staff orientation, competency and educational activities. Acts as an expert clinical and department resource. May provide work direction to other staff and / or assist with patient care flow and the provision of services.

Organizes and prepares exam rooms, lab and work areas including : cleaning, stocking, ordering supplies, and maintaining equipment.

Completes routine maintenance and quality monitoring of clinic equipment using appropriate technique when cleaning, sterilizing and caring for instruments and other equipment.

Licenses & Certifications

Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required.

Degrees

Associate's Degree in Nursing.

Required Functional Experience

Prefer 1 to 2 years of nursing experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills; ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, staff and physicians. Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions. Excellent organization, prioritization and problem solving skills. Demonstrated leadership skills including delegation, organization, prioritization and building team rapport. Proficient computer skills including keyboarding, navigation within a windows operating system, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.

Our Commitment to You :

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards : benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including :

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About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.