Inpatient Clinical Nurse

Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System•Winnebago, NE

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Clinical Nurse possesses the ability to objectively assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care as a licensed Registered Nurse. The Registered Nurse also works in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary medical team focused on providing “patient centered” care by identification of psycho-social needs, continuity of care related to disease prevention and chronic disease management and provides patient education to promote Health Literacy.

Requirements

Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Nebraska or multi state licensure in a nurse licensure compact state.
Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
Certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
All applicants will comply with 45 CFR 1301, Subpart D, Section 1301.31, C and D, which require all prospective employees to sign a declaration prior to employment regarding all arrests and convictions of child abuse or violent felonies and to comply with PL 101-630 and PL 101-637 regarding criminal records check.
Must possess the ability to read, write, and speak the English language fluently.
Must be able to continually and effectively employ professional verbal and written communications skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate the WCHS core mission, vision and values
Function as primary care Nurse, and assume responsibility of charge nurse duties in order to provide optimal quality of patient care
Completes comprehensive initial admission assessment
Creates Nursing Care plan based on identified or remarkable initial objective assessment
Provides interventions as ordered by the Medical Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant
Evaluates patient response to intervention and promptly notifies Medical Provider of patient condition whenever necessary
Obtains specimen collection
Generates consults to appropriate discipline based on initial admission assessment findings
Assists with Discharge planning
Provides patient disease preventable vaccines before discharge
Provides Discharge Instructions related to disease process and home management, and follow-up appointments with their Primary Care Provider to ensure continuity of care
Demonstrates ability to float to area of need to meet patient demand (Outpatient, Emergency Room) and/or assists with Emergency Response Preparedness operations
Makes decisions in matters of significance
Other duties as assigned.