Acute Care RN (Flint Hills) - Medical Nursing - PRN
About The Position
The Acute Care RN provides medical/surgical nursing care to patients across the life span with physical, emotional, or psychological alterations in health. Care may address acute and chronic conditions in a variety of care settings, including cardiac, oncology, stroke, joint, spine, post-surgical, palliative, psychiatric, and end-of-life care. The nurse delivers professional care guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, building caring relationships and treating patients with acceptance and respect. The role applies the nursing process, collaborates with patients and care teams, advocates for patients, communicates effectively, and supports an ethical, inclusive, mutually respectful environment. The nurse also mentors nurses new to their roles, supports students, and pursues ongoing learning and evidence-based practice. This is a patient-facing, on-site position with no remote work capability. The role has no supervisory or budget responsibility. The posting identifies the position as PRN and lists 0 hours per week.
Requirements
- Required: Registered Nurse license through KSBN; a multistate license permitting practice in Kansas is also accepted.
- Must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire. BLS RQI, CPR, or ACLS certifications may be required in lieu of or in addition to BLS, depending on the department.
- Demonstrated awareness and sensitivity to patient/significant-other rights.
- Demonstrated awareness and application of institutional safety requirements.
- Awareness of legal issues in patient care and departmental functioning, and ability to manage situations to minimize risk to the patient and institution.
- Competency in selected psychomotor skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally, non-verbally, and in writing.
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medication administration and equipment calibration, work with mathematical concepts including probability, statistical inference, geometry, and trigonometry, and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collect pertinent data and information about the patient, situation, or setting.
- Analyze assessment data to identify actual or potential problems and issues.
- Identify expected outcomes for an individualized patient or situation plan.
- Develop a collaborative plan with strategies to achieve expected outcomes.
- Implement the plan by coordinating care and using strategies that promote health and wellness.
- Evaluate progress toward goals and outcomes.
- Deliver professional nursing care guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, including building caring relationships and showing acceptance and respect.
- Promote a mutually respectful environment that encourages exchanging ideas and supports professional relationships; integrate ethics into practice.
- Advocate for patients in all roles and settings.
- Apply Diversity, Equity and Inclusion principles by respecting others’ uniqueness, perspectives, backgrounds, and beliefs.
- Communicate effectively in all areas of professional practice.
- Mentor nurses new to their roles to support enculturation, orientation, competence, and emotional support; support students’ learning and development.
- Pursue lifelong learning through critical thinking, self-reflection, and inquiry.
- Participate in and lead nursing-practice process evolution within the Stormont Vail Health professional practice model.
- Use appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain safe, effective, financially responsible, judicious, evidence-based nursing services.
- Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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