Behavioral Health Urgent Care Registered Nurse - Per Diem

The Registered Nurse (RN) Per Diem provides high-quality patient care and applies nursing knowledge to ensure effective medical care and positive patient outcomes on a per diem basis. While working under close supervision, this role works collaboratively with the healthcare team and seeks guidance from senior medical professionals to address challenging circumstances to ensure optimal patient care on designated daily shifts.

Essential Job Function

Assists in conducting patient assessments, examinations, and treatments to contribute to comprehensive and personalized patient care on a day-to-day basis.
Supports the analysis of patient data to guide medical decisions, treatment plans, and interventions.
Helps implement prescribed medical interventions and treatments to ensure strict adherence to protocols and promote patient safety.
Collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to facilitate communication and coordination of care to improve patient outcomes.
Seeks guidance and advice from senior medical professionals on complex patient situations and challenging healthcare circumstances to ensure optimal patient care.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Required: Associate's Degree in NursingPreferred: Bachelors Degree in Nursing

Experience

Required: 1 year as a Registered Nurse with 1 year in a clinical specialty as defined by ANCC or national nursing organizations

Licensure/Certification/Listing

Required: Registered Nurse license in North Carolina or a Compact state; BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider

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Experience Required: Typically requires 5 years of experience in clinical experience. Typically requires 3 years of management experience in clinical environment. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: Strong analytical ability to gather, interpret, and utilize data in decision-making Demonstrated self-direction and results orientation Expertise in operations improvement and quality management Demonstrated excellence in organizational and project management skill Critical thinking skills Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, PowerPoint and graphic presentation software Demonstrated political sensitivity to the dynamic interplay that occurs between hospital sites Demonstrated success facilitating teams on complex projects Strong leadership skills Ability to work in an unstructured, developing environment Flexible hours Frequent travel Experience in an integrated health care delivery model across a continuum of services such as care management models Understanding of analytics and performance metrics that drive behavior Experience working with contracts where financial performance is at risk for a health care delivery system Strong operational skills including strategic planning, operational work plans with demonstrated adherence to timelines Ability to lead a team and work with a diverse team of stakeholders Excellent presentation skills with experience communicating with high level executives internally and externally with outside stakeholders. Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Must be able to sit for approximately 50 percent of the workday; stand and walk for the equivalent of several blocks at a time. Must lift up to 10 lbs. continuously, up to 20 lbs. frequently, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally. Manual dexterity required for operation computer and calculator. Visual acuity required to facilitate review of written documents/computer screens, medical records, and to record information accurately. Clear oral communications and hearing acuity required for receiving instructions and converse on standard telephone. Functional speech and hearing to allow for effective communication of instructions and conversation over the telephone. Exposed to normal office environment; including usual hazards related to operating electrical equipment. Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job. This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties. 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: Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program 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.