Registered Nurse - Medical/Surgical
About The Position
The Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical will observe and assess the patient's clinical condition, recognizing, identifying, and interpreting serious situations and immediately deciding and taking appropriate action. They will formulate a nursing diagnosis and develop a plan of care for individual patients by interviewing patients and family members, reviewing the patient's health record, and determining the kind of health and physical care required, including discharge planning. The nurse will initiate appropriate measures in emergency situations when physicians are not immediately available. They will operate and monitor general and specialized nursing equipment utilized in the general medical surgical department and administer therapeutic measures and medications as prescribed by the physician. Responsibilities also include planning, providing, and documenting the teaching of patients and families in preventive, curative, and rehab measures, and recording observations and nursing interventions, as well as therapeutic measures administered and the status of coordinated activities between nursing and other professional disciplines. The nurse will also complete Indian Health Service required training. Proper and adequate services for patient care shall be in accordance with standard nursing practices and shall be equal in quality to services normally performed for the public and a Joint Commission Accreditation for Healthcare Organization accredited facility. All nurses shall have proficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to use a computer.
Requirements
- Minimum of an Associate's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school.
- Current, valid, unrestricted nursing license within the Continental United States.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience required although 4 years is preferred of full-time Med/Surg or Ambulatory Care/Clinic specific experience that has occurred within the past 24 months with a minimum of those years occurring at a tertiary level facility.
- BLS and ACLS certification through the American Heart Association.
- Documentation of receiving a TB skin test within the past 12 months with documentation of a follow-up for a positive test.
Nice To Haves
- PALS Basic Dysrhythmia is preferred.
- Previous ED experience is preferred.
- Will be required to float to ED as needed.
Responsibilities
- Observe and assess the patient's clinical condition, recognizing, identifying and interpreting serious situations and immediately deciding and take appropriate action.
- Formulate a nursing diagnosis.
- Develop a plan of care for individual patients by interviewing patients and family members, reviewing the patient's health record and determining the kind of health and physical care required, including discharge planning.
- Initiate appropriate measures in emergency situations when physicians are not immediately available.
- Operate and monitor general and specialized nursing equipment utilized in the general medical surgical department.
- Administer therapeutic measures and medications as prescribed by the physician.
- Planning, providing and documenting the teaching of patients and families in preventive curative and rehab measures.
- Recording observations and nursing interventions as well as therapeutic measure administered and the status of coordinated activities between nursing and other professional disciplines.
- Complete the Indian Health Service required training.
- Provide proper and adequate services for patient care in accordance with standard of nursing practices and shall be equal in quality to services normally performed for the public and a Joint Commission Accreditation for Healthcare Organization accredited facility.
- Have proficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to use a computer.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
