Registered Nurse - Belpre Emergency Department - FT 0.9 (72 hrs biweekly) (73947)

Memorial Health System • Belpre, OH

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About The Position

In an environment of continuous quality improvement, the Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care and directs and guides patient teaching and the activities of ancillary personnel. The nurse demonstrates the MHS Standards of Excellence and maintains strict confidentiality. The role includes assessing patients, planning and implementing care, monitoring outcomes, coordinating with physicians and interdisciplinary team members, and supporting patients and families through admission, transfer, and discharge.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse licensure in Ohio, or a West Virginia Registered Nurse license if working in West Virginia.
• BLS certification and annual stroke education certification upon hire.
• ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications within one year of employment.
• NRP within one year of employment.
• Maintain compliance in RQI.
• Verbal, clerical, and numerical skills; manual dexterity; color vision; and near visual acuity.

Nice To Haves

• ASLS certification preferred upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Participate in bedside shift report and handoff.
• Perform hourly rounding.
• Obtain required patient assessments and reassessments according to nursing policy.
• Coordinate and document timely patient and family teaching in preparation for discharge.
• Implement and monitor nursing interventions.
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes in Meditech within the required timeframe.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounding and collaborate with team members to identify patient needs.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and communicate with physicians using SBAR.
• Manage patient care and delegate appropriately based on patient needs and caregiver skills.
• Use effective interpersonal communication and foster productive relationships, trust, and mutual respect with team members.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families based on empathy and trust, and promote a positive patient experience.
• Seek help from appropriate resources as needed.
• Maintain current knowledge of and practice within hospital policies and clarify unclear communication using proper channels of authority.
• Triage patients effectively and maintain competency.
• Collect data on patients’ physical, psychological, and psychosocial health status.
• Develop and revise plans of care and teaching plans based on assessed needs and changing diagnoses.
• Perform admission, handoff, transfer, and discharge procedures as part of the nursing process.
• Coordinate care with the physician’s plan, admission assessment, and discharge needs.
• Use A.I.D.E.T. during all patient interactions.
• Assume other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

Benefits

• Affordable, comprehensive benefits package for full-time and flex-time employees.
• Bonus eligibility for qualifying full-time or flex-time employees; eligibility determined upon offer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed