Registered Nurse - Belpre Emergency Department - FT 0.9 (72 hrs biweekly) (74402)

Memorial Health System • Belpre, OH

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care in an environment of continuous quality improvement, directs and guides patient teaching and ancillary personnel, upholds the MHS Standards of Excellence, and maintains strict confidentiality. The role involves assessing and monitoring patients, coordinating care and discharge preparation, communicating with physicians and interdisciplinary team members, and using the nursing process to develop and revise plans of care. The nurse also triages patients, supports a positive patient experience, and practices within hospital policies and the scope of licensure.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse licensure in Ohio, or a West Virginia RN 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.
• Skills in verbal communication, clerical and numerical tasks, and manual dexterity; color vision and near visual acuity.

Nice To Haves

• ASLS certification preferred upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Participate in bedside shift reports and handoffs.
• Perform hourly rounding.
• Complete patient assessments and reassessments in accordance with 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 required timeframes.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds 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 according to patient needs and caregiver skill.
• Use effective interpersonal communication and foster productive, trusting relationships with team members, patients, and families.
• Promote a positive patient experience and seek help from appropriate resources as needed.
• Maintain current knowledge of and practice within hospital policies and clarify unclear healthcare-team communications through proper channels of authority.
• Demonstrate effective patient triage and maintain triage competency.
• Collect data about patients’ physical, psychological, and psychosocial health status.
• Develop and revise plans of care and teaching plans based on the assessed needs of patients and families and changes in diagnosis or needs.
• Perform admission, handoff, transfer, and discharge procedures as part of the nursing process.
• Coordinate the physician’s plan of care with admission assessments and discharge needs.
• Use A.I.D.E.T. in all patient interactions.
• Perform 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 is determined upon offer.

What This Job Offers

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