Lead Advanced Urgent Care Nurse

Description: Job Summary:
To provide comprehensive nursing care to patients in the AUC setting. Provide nursing care and assessment for patients who may require a significant period of time for treatment or monitoring prior to discharge. Essential Responsibilities:

• Deliver competent urgent or emergent nursing care to a diverse patient population of all ages, acuities and conditions.

Basic Qualifications: Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of experience as a registered nurse in an emergency room.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program.

License, Certification, Registration

• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
  

• Registered Nurse License (Maryland) within 6 months of hire AND Registered Nurse License (Virginia) within 6 months of hire

OR

• Compact License: Registered Nurse within 6 months of hire

• Registered Nurse License (District of Columbia) within 6 months of hire
  

• Basic Life Support from American Heart Association
  

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  

• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course within 6 months of hire
  

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  

Additional Requirements:

• Proficient in use of applicable computer software required.
• Able to pass a regional competency exam within 3 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with patient populations ranging from infant to geriatrics preferred.
• Experience in IV therapy is preferred.

• BSN is preferred.