Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatrics Clinic - St. Rita's Medical Center

Mercy Health • Lima, OH

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers patient care using the nursing process, including collecting data and assessing patients, identifying and prioritizing problems and needs, and evaluating the process and outcomes of nursing care. The role coordinates, provides, and directs patient teaching activities and coordinates care among health team members.

Working with the interdisciplinary care team, the nurse conducts initial and ongoing assessments, analyzes assessment data, develops and implements plans of care, and evaluates treatment effectiveness. The nurse safely administers medications in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies, coordinates patient care across hospital departments, advocates for patient safety through ongoing departmental quality improvement, and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery.

Requirements

• Valid nursing license from the state of practice.
• Associate degree in nursing or a diploma in nursing.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association is preferred at hire and required before independent patient care at BSMH; required at hire for Roper St. Francis Healthcare locations.
• Knowledge of contemporary nursing practice and future innovations.
• Nursing judgment and skill based on biological, physical, behavioral, and social sciences.
• Ability to apply the nursing process in patient care delivery and coordinate patient care.
• Ability to evaluate professional nursing practice to optimize goals and outcomes.
• Skills in health teaching, health promotion, patient advocacy, and partnership.
• Interprofessional collaboration and leadership skills.
• Understanding and use of office and clinical technologies.
• Compassionate, relationship-based approach to helping patients find meaning in illness, suffering, pain, and existence.
• Ability to integrate quality improvement, evidence-based practices, and research into practice.
• Accountability for professional actions and effective stewardship of available resources.
• Conflict management and resilience.
• Ability to delegate activities to others while remaining responsible and accountable for outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in nursing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Analyze assessment data, develop and implement plans of care, and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
• Administer medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
• Serve as a point of contact for coordinating patients’ care throughout hospital departments.
• Participate in ongoing departmental quality improvement as a patient safety advocate.
• Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
• Coordinate, provide, and direct patient teaching activities.
• Coordinate care provided by health team members.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree