Registered Nurse Med Surg Telemetry PRN 3

Intermountain Health • Butte-Silver Bow, MT

2d • $33 - $80 • Onsite

About The Position

The medical floor is a 26-bed unit that provides exceptional care to adult patients with common diagnoses including respiratory, cardiac, and sepsis. The unit also cares for observation patients who are hospitalized for shorter periods. The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. The RN utilizes the nursing process, technology, therapeutic interventions, evidence-based practice, and coordination of care with other health team members. This is a PRN position requiring 8 shifts per 8-week schedule, 2 holiday/premium shifts per year, and 4 weekend shifts per schedule. Variable shifts, including some night shifts, are required. As a Registered Nurse, you will assess, recognize, and address patients' psychological and physical needs, foster quality of care with the best interests of patients and their families in mind, communicate compassionately and effectively, assist in developing individualized treatment plans, comply with evaluation, treatment, and documentation guidelines, oversee care delivered by LPNs and/or CNAs, participate in clinical team conferences, and follow hospital, regulatory, and professional guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

• BSN Degree from an accredited program required within 4 years unless 15 years of acute care service. Failure to obtain a BSN degree within this time frame may result in suspension or termination of employment.
• Nurses employed by the Hospital on or before September 1, 2014 with only an ASN/ADN, will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a BSN.
• Any nurse hired by the hospital from September 2, 2014 through April 15, 2019 will have 5 years / 60 months from date of hire to obtain a BSN.
• Any nurse who takes legally protected leave during any of the completion periods may have the period extended by a comparable amount of time.
• Current State of Montana Registered Nurse License
• BLS Certification upon hire.
• Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team to achieve patient-focused outcomes.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to read, analyze, interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. Ability to write reports. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, or regulatory agencies.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts is required.
• Interact with others requiring employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.
• Operate computers, telephones, office equipment, and manipulate paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
• See and read computer monitors and documents.
• Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.

Nice To Haves

• National Certification in area of practice

Responsibilities

• Assess, recognize and address patients psychological and physical needs
• Foster quality of care with the best interests of patients and their families in mind
• Communicate compassionately and effectively
• Assist in developing individualized treatment plans
• Comply with evaluation, treatment and documentation guidelines
• Oversee care delivered by LPNs and/or CNAs
• Participate in clinical team conferences
• Follow hospital, regulatory and professional guidelines, policies and procedures

Benefits

• Base Wage + 20% differential
• Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
• PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree