Registered Nurse - Inpatient Care Unit

Trihealth•Oxford, OH

About The Position

This position applies the nursing process in providing direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families. This position collaborates, in a collegial manner, with physicians and other health care team members in meeting the patient's needs, and may delegate certain aspects of care to those under their direct supervision, within the scope of nursing practice. This position requires weekend hours and may be on-call during the evenings and nights. Thus, the position must be flexible. Shift: Part Time/Weekends (.6 FTE; 24 hrs/week)

Requirements

Associate's Degree Diploma in Nursing (Required)
New hires required to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire (Required)
Up to 1 year Clinical in Nursing unit-specific area (Required)
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from the Principles of Biological, Physical, Behavioral, Social, and Nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs at various stages of the life cycle

Nice To Haves

Preferred membership in related professional organization

Responsibilities

Performs initial and ongoing assessment of patient and family.
Completes initial assessment tool.
Documents ongoing assessment per unit/TriHealth guidelines.
Communicates assessment findings to other health care providers as appropriate.
Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment.
Plans care for patient and family based on assessment, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes.
Initiates and individualizes appropriate patient care guidelines/plan of care or clinical pathways.
Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs.
Develops both short and long term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning.
Communicates plan of care to others.