About the position
At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence. The Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical functions as a care provider of a multidisciplinary care team responsible for the delivery of patient care through using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN possesses the basic knowledge of a patient's age and cultural diversity into the provision of patient care, demonstrates strong skills related to effective time management and prioritizing patient care, contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement initiatives, collaborates with other professional disciplines, and supports the mission of the ministry to provide physical and psychological support to patients and families.
Responsibilities
- Establish goals and strategies for meeting the discharge or continuing care needs with the patient.
- Perform and document complete patient assessments.
- Initiate and maintain current nursing care plans for all assigned patients.
- Identify patient learning needs to provide individualized and comprehensive teaching.
- Administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures.
- Serve as a point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout the hospital departments.
- Act as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department.
- Serve as a patient advocate in collaboration with spiritual care, palliative care, and ethics.
Requirements
- Current RN license in state they are working or covered by compact (required).
- One year of RN experience (required).
- Six months RN experience in an acute care hospital setting (preferred).
Nice-to-haves
- BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support acceptable in lieu of BLS).
- Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification RN-BC (preferred).
- CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse (preferred).
- PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nurse (preferred).
- CMSRN Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (preferred).
- National Institute of Health (NIH) Stroke Certification (preferred).
- Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred).
Benefits
- Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans.
- Prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Life insurance w/AD&D.
- Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible.
- Paid time off.
- Educational Assistance.
