Registered Nurse (RN), Neuro Med Surg, Rotating, $20k Sign-on Bonus
About The Position
This role is reserved for the nurse with more than 12 months experience. Develops nursing practice and supports group practice goals at the unit level. Functions effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team. Is accountable to patient, family and team members for care provided, and to the nurse manager for totality of work performance. This is a 32 bed Spine & Neurovascular Acute Floor focusing on many neurological disorders under these services: Neurosurgery, General Neurology, Stroke Neurology, Spine Neurosurgery and Ortho Spine Surgery. Some of these diagnoses may be ischemic stroke, epilepsy, autoimmune disorders, cervical fusions, lumber fusions, etc. Staffing mix on this floor include the Registered Nurse, Patient Care Technician, and Charge RN all working 12 hours shifts (7a-7p or 7p-7a). Nursing team works collaboratively with other services to safely get patients to a safe disposition of home or rehab. Patients on this floor range from being medically ready to be discharged or acutely ill and requiring a longer hospital stay. Some skills learned and utilized here include cardiac rhythm interpretation, neurological assessments, spinal cord assessments, pre-op and post op education, surgical dressing changes, surgical drains, wounds, tracheostomy care etc.
Requirements
- More than 12 months experience
- Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or eligible to practice due to Compact state agreements outlined through the MD Board of Nursing, is required.
- Current CPR certification required.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and ability to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs.
- Ability to learn and use computer systems in order to manage patient information.
- Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Develops nursing practice
- Supports group practice goals at the unit level
- Functions effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team
- Accountable to patient, family and team members for care provided
- Accountable to the nurse manager for totality of work performance
- Provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served
- Assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs
- Ensure patient safety
- Correct observed risks to patient safety
- Report adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority
- Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Industry
Hospitals
Education Level
No Education Listed
