At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. As an Urgent Care Staff Nurse, you’ll gather patient information, assess needs, and provide direct, age-appropriate care in an urgent care setting. You’ll collaborate with providers and other health care team members to deliver safe, efficient, family-centered care.
Hours of Operation: Open 7 days a week.
- Monday–Friday: 12:00 PM–10:00 PM
- Saturday–Sunday: 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
Responsibilities
- Collects and documents patient and family information, including vital signs, height, weight, reason for visit, medications, and allergies
- Prepares patients for examinations and assists providers with treatments, examinations, testing, and emergency care within the scope of the site
- Completes provider-directed treatments and documents all interventions in the medical record
- Administers medications and immunizations as directed and documents administration, adverse reactions, and errors according to established procedures
- Provides patient and family education as directed by the provider and documents education in the medical record
- Coordinates referrals by ensuring families receive the necessary contact information and documentation
- Triages patient complaints and clinical phone calls according to site protocols and responds appropriately during emergency situations
- Collects and processes specimens, performs laboratory testing, and documents results according to site and manufacturer guidelines
- Completes required laboratory quality control, maintenance, calibration, reagent checks, and proficiency testing activities
- Coordinates with outside laboratories, tracks results, and notifies providers of results as appropriate
- Maintains supplies, medications, and patient care areas in accordance with site, infection control, and inventory-management guidelines
- Explains the visit process, provides estimated visit-length information, and delivers a positive patient and family experience
Qualifications
- Diploma, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree in nursing required
- Associate degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for obtaining and maintaining a Registered Nurse license accepted in place of a nursing degree
- Registered Nurse license issued by the Texas Board of Nursing or through the Nursing Licensure Compact required
- Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association required
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Texas Children’s Urgent Care offers high-quality, efficient and affordable after-hours patient care in nine convenient community locations across the greater Houston area. Texas Children’s Urgent Care has also expanded to serve the children and families of Austin, Texas, with its first community location in South Austin. Staffed by board-certified pediatricians who have privileges at Texas Children’s Hospital, our Urgent Care team can diagnose and treat a wide variety of common pediatric ailments, illnesses and conditions, including: asthma, strep throat, fever, minor burns, influenza, ear infections, allergic reactions and more. We also provide procedures such as antibiotic injections, breathing treatments, fracture care and splinting, IV (intravenous) fluids, lab services, laceration repair and x-rays on-site.
To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.