Registered Nurse (RN) - Same Day Surgery

Memorial Health•Decatur, IL

21h

About The Position

Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assigned group of patients and their families and incorporate preventative measures. A goal of nursing is to educate and restore a patient to an optimal level of wellness as defines by the patient and their families and incorporate preventative measures.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
Current registration or eligibility for licensure with the State of Illinois for practice as a professional nurse.
Must obtain CPR and BLS certifications within 45 days of hire.
ACLS and PALS required within 6 months of hire/transfer.

Nice To Haves

Work toward achieving Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates the ability to assess the full scope of patient needs, using the nursing process on a continuous basis.
Utilizes past nursing experience to anticipate problems while seeking out multi-disciplinary collaboration with comfort, when necessary.
Recognizes patterns and trends that may predict the direction of illness.
Promotes safety throughout patient’s and family’s transitions along the healthcare continuum.
Actively anticipates and monitors patient and family changes, responds appropriately.
Effectively resolves patient complaints.
Engages all patients in a personalized, compassionate manner.
Consults and coordinates with team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
Actively utilizes evidence-based practice and customer service data to improve caring practices.
Effectively plans and communicates patient care plans.
Facilitates active involvement of others in team meetings regarding patient care and/or practice issues.
Seeks out opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored.
Recruits diverse resources when appropriate to optimize patient outcomes.
Serves as a resource to department and patient/family.
Integrates cultural differences into patient/family care; incorporates appropriate alternative therapies.
Tailors healthcare culture to meet the diverse needs and strengths of each patient/family.
Develops and modifies patient/family education programs throughout delivery of care, collaborating and incorporating all healthcare providers’ and educational plans.
Provides individualized care.
Evaluates patient’s understanding by observing behavior changes throughout plan of care.
Sets patient-driven goals for education.
Adapts standards of care to serve particular patient populations.
Seeks out advice to improve patient care.
Evaluates current practices based on patient responses, analysis of literature, research, and education.
Incorporates evidence based practice into care delivery.
Actively pursues continuing educational opportunities.
Performs other duties as assigned.