Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical - Day

WellSpan Health•Chambersburg, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

2 East – Surgical – Registered Nurse. This is a 30-bed unit with a primary focus on surgical patients, including all orthopedics, urology, and bariatric cases. An individualized orientation program with knowledgeable preceptors focuses on clinical skill development and enhancement of the professional role within the Med-Surg environment. This is a full-time position (72 hours biweekly) with a 12-hour Day shift, requiring every third weekend. The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for implementing, directing, and coordinating the care of patients through the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. This includes recognition and treatment of the physical and psychosocial changes unique to the age/population group served on the specific unit.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required
Evidence of participation in educational programs to update and maintain current knowledge and clinical skills.
Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required.
Eligible for or currently licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in Pennsylvania.
CPR certification required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Previous nursing experience in specialty area preferred.
Certification in specialty preferred.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates safe medication practice.
Maintains a professional image that reflects the employee’s role in health care, with confidence and a positive impression.
Completes chart check to ensure no missed orders.
Accurately transcribes physician’s orders.
Demonstrates therapeutic communication skills.
Demonstrates ability to assess patient education needs and use of patient education resources.
Demonstrates involvement in unit by attending 50% of staff/committee meetings and in-services for area.
Demonstrates leadership through the nursing process and supervision while maintaining accountability for treatment and patient outcomes.
Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty area, orientation and teaching of staff.
Responds to delays in a calm manner. Apologizes for inconveniences and gives alternatives.
Analyzes assessment data, identifies priority problems and documents on Plan of Care in PCS for patients and families and significant others.
Uses effective problem-solving skills to plan patient care.
Identifies critical factors evidencing changes in patient condition and responds appropriately.
Completes and documents discharge assessment against plan of care goals.
Initiates and maintains Intravenous Therapy according to IV standards.
Responds appropriately to emergency situations.
Utilizes proper body mechanics to prevent injury to self and others. Safely positions, transfers and transports patients.
Functions as a virtual nurse as assigned which includes, but is not limited to, admissions, discharges, education, documentation through a virtual platform and working collaboratively with the bedside nursing staff.
Completes accurate problem focus patient assessments and treatments.
Identifies abnormal clinical findings and responds appropriately.
Evaluates patient response to medications and treatments.
Performs peritoneal dialysis (only RNs assigned to renal, pediatrics, and oncology 3 East unit).
Accesses and deacceses med ports.
Administers chemotherapy agents.
Demonstrates appropriate procedure for the discard of chemotherapy agents and clean-up of spills.
Demonstrate the appropriate technique for bladder scanner.
Cares for the Bariatric patient.
Performs continuous bladder irrigation.
Performs intermittent hand bladder irrigation.
Cares for the postoperative orthopedic patient.
Cares for the neurological patient.
Cares for the patient receiving lidocaine infusion.
Cares for the postoperative neurological patient.
Cares for the neurovascular patient.
Cares for the acute renal failure patient.
Demonstrates appropriate care of the patient with a PCA or epidural pump.
Rounds with physicians.
Demonstrates appropriate pre/post operative patient management.
Utilizes appropriate fall prevention protocols.
Demonstrates understanding and application of pain management techniques.
Provides care to the pediatric/adolescent in accordance with age specific development (Videos and hands on demonstration are required to be viewed on orientation and reviewed yearly at skills day), including a medication exam.
POC demonstration in PCS (Attention to age specific documentation). This is audited with PE tools.
Completion of 8 hour Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) class.