Registered Nurse Inpatient II - Physicians Medical Center

SCA Health•New Albany, IN

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) Inpatient to provide individualized nursing care in an inpatient setting. The nurse assesses patients at intervals in accordance with facility policies, including cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, hemodynamic, pain, comfort, and mental status needs. The role involves interpreting information from invasive and noninvasive monitors and understanding common disease processes and the physiology associated with anesthesia techniques and surgical or procedural interventions. The RN develops and implements individualized plans of care, monitors patient progress, provides patient and support-person education, and transfers care when needed. The nurse protects patient safety, rights, dignity, and privacy; administers medications safely; provides appropriate monitoring and pain management; and documents care accurately. The role also includes collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, participation in quality improvement and safety activities, maintaining competencies, and complying with SCA and facility policies.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current state licensure to practice in good standing.
Complete Basic Life Support (BLS) or Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 90 days of employment, or provide documentation of current certification.
Complete Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 90 days of employment, or provide documentation of current certification.
When pediatric care is within the facility’s scope of services, complete Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 90 days of employment, or provide documentation of current certification.

Nice To Haves

One year of acute care and/or medical-surgical nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Promote SCA Health’s mission, vision, and values.
Assess patient status at intervals according to facility or healthcare organization policies, including cardiovascular, respiratory and airway, neurological, hemodynamic, pain and comfort, and mental status needs.
Accurately interpret information from noninvasive and invasive monitors.
Describe commonly encountered disease processes and the physiology associated with anesthesia techniques and surgical or procedural interventions.
Develop and implement individualized patient plans of care.
Protect patients from injury related to positioning, thermal sources, and extraneous objects; operate equipment safely and report and correct unsafe situations.
Advocate for patients and raise safety concerns.
Handle specimens according to facility policy and follow standard precautions, including use of personal protective equipment.
Communicate patient status throughout the continuum of care and provide acute pain and comfort management as needed.
Administer medications safely using the eight rights of medication administration and provide nursing care and monitoring in accordance with policies and procedures.
Perform interventions to prevent infection and maintain wound integrity and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
Manage comorbid conditions and fluids as prescribed.
Assess patient or designated support-person knowledge and provide education about psychosocial responses, nutrition, medications, pain and comfort, wounds, and expected responses to procedures.
Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions about the plan of care and rehabilitation.
Protect patient rights, dignity, and privacy, and provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal practice standards.
Provide consistent and comparable care across settings and evaluate patient progress toward outcomes.
Transfer care as needed and provide accurate, concise, pertinent hand-off reports.
Delegate tasks in accordance with applicable nursing practice laws, regulations, and job descriptions.
Document each episode of care completely, accurately, and legibly.
Communicate and collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders, and serve on a multidisciplinary team in planning patient care.
Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects and in the performance appraisal process.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to support effective work relationships.
Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
Maintain patient advocacy, privacy, and confidentiality of individuals and health information.
Comply with SCA and facility policies and procedures.
Participate in team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles.
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and perform other duties as assigned.