Medical Surgical (MedSurg) Registered Nurse (RN) - Permanent - Rapid City, SD
About The Position
The Medical Surgical Registered Nurse provides competent nursing care in accordance with the ANA Nursing Process and professional performance standards, applicable law, and organizational policies. The role includes collecting and analyzing patient health information, identifying diagnoses or issues and expected outcomes, developing and implementing individualized care plans, coordinating care, promoting health and safety, and evaluating progress toward outcomes. The nurse is expected to maintain professional knowledge and competency, evaluate their practice against relevant standards and regulations, collaborate with patients, families, peers, and colleagues, integrate ethical provisions and research findings into practice, and consider safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning and delivering nursing services. The role also supports leadership, environmentally safe practice, and the purpose, vision, and values of Monument Health. The nurse must practice within the legal scope of a Registered Professional Nurse, follow the ANA Code of Ethics, use applicable technology and software to document nursing activities and access work-related applications, and seek opportunities to improve patient care through innovative problem-solving. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Completion of a nursing education program approved by a board of nursing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association, required within 60 days of hire or transfer.
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure through the South Dakota Board of Nursing, or the Wyoming Board of Nursing for Wyoming facilities.
- Ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.
Nice To Haves
- Five or more years of Registered Nurse experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Responsibilities
- Collect comprehensive health and situation data relevant to the healthcare consumer.
- Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses or issues.
- Identify expected outcomes and develop individualized care plans and strategies.
- Implement the care plan and ensure patient progression along the plan.
- Coordinate care delivery.
- Use health teaching and health promotion strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
- Provide consultation, where applicable to the nursing role, to influence care plans, enhance others’ abilities, and effect change.
- Evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
- Enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and maintain knowledge and competency consistent with current practice.
- Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
- Contribute to the professional development of peers and colleagues and collaborate with patients, families, and others.
- Integrate ethical provisions and research findings into practice.
- Consider safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning and delivering nursing services.
- Provide leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession, and practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
- Support Monument Health’s purpose, vision, and values and practice within the legal scope of an RN in the applicable state.
- Deliver competent care consistent with standards, policies, laws, and regulator, accreditation, and certifying organization requirements.
- Abide by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
- Use applicable technology and software to document nursing activities and patient care and access work-related organizational applications.
- Seek opportunities to improve patient care delivery through innovative and creative problem-solving.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Up to $10,000 sign-on bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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