Med/Surg Registered Nurse Graduate

Sheridan Memorial Hospital • Sheridan, WY

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Graduate provides safe, effective, patient-centered care in a medical-surgical setting. Through evidence-based training and development, the nurse gains the skills to assess, coordinate, implement, and evaluate care based on education, knowledge, skill set, and competency. The nurse communicates relevant changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic results, and symptoms to physicians, managers, and coworkers; prioritizes care according to physical and psychosocial needs; and responds promptly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response. General nursing duties are performed with adequate supervision. The position also participates in performance-improvement activities.

Requirements

• Current unrestricted Wyoming Registered Nurse licensure or an unrestricted compact nurse license.
• Nursing degree.
• BLS certification.
• Complete pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.
• Use personal protective equipment when required for possible exposure to blood or body fluids, infectious disease, or hazardous waste.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect patient care in the medical-surgical setting.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic results, and symptoms to physicians, managers, and coworkers as appropriate.
• Respond promptly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment.
• Perform general nursing duties with adequate supervision.
• Assess patients for fall risk and implement appropriate protocols.
• Apply the nursing process—assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—to conditions and care needs including COPD, pneumonia, diabetes, anticoagulation therapy, total knee or hip replacement, cholecystectomy, CHF, UTI, MRSA infections, detox, cancer, and pain management.
• Participate in department performance-improvement activities.
• Follow standards for restraints and seclusion, including protocols, physician orders, documentation and reporting, patient rights, and patient teaching.
• Follow Infection Control, TB, blood-borne pathogen, and hazardous-waste plans.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with coverage beginning the first of the month after starting; low deductibles and out-of-pocket costs.
• Retirement plan with a 6% employer match; fully vested after three years. The match increases every five years up to a maximum of 10%.
• Tuition assistance available after one year of employment.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Short-term disability coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree