Registered Nurse (RN) - Float Pool - Lorain Hospital - Weekend Only

Mercy Health BSMH•Lorain, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers patient care using the nursing process: collecting data and assessing patients, prioritizing problems and needs, and evaluating nursing care and its outcomes. The nurse coordinates and provides patient teaching and coordinates care delivered by other 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 the State of Practice and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures, coordinates patients’ care across hospital departments, advocates for patient safety through participation in departmental quality improvement, and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery. This is a part-time, weekend-only Float Pool role at Lorain Hospital, scheduled for 24 hours per week from 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. The posting states that associates work 24 hours and are paid for 32 hours, receive a float incentive, and have full-time medical benefits. Benefits may vary by market and employment status.

Requirements

Valid nursing license from the state of practice.
Associate degree in nursing or a diploma in nursing.
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 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 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 while remaining responsible and accountable for outcomes.

Nice To Haves

BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
Bachelor of Science in nursing.
One year of emergency room or intensive care unit experience.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
Analyze assessment data, create and implement plans of care, and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
Administer medications safely in accordance with the State of Practice and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures.
Serve as a point of contact for patients’ care coordination throughout hospital departments.
Participate in ongoing departmental quality improvement as a patient safety advocate.
Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
Coordinate and provide patient teaching activities.
Coordinate care provided by health team members.
Apply the nursing process to collect data, assess and prioritize patient problems and needs, and evaluate nursing care and outcomes.