RN - BSN - Flex - FT .9 NIGHTS

Sky Lakes Medical Center•Klamath Falls, OR

6d•$54 - $77•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time, .9 FTE (approximately 36 hours per week) Registered Nurse position working night shifts. The role requires a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and a minimum of 3 years of hospital-based experience. The nurse will be responsible for comprehensive patient assessments, developing and implementing care plans, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and documenting patient information in the electronic medical record (EMR). The position also involves participating in quality improvement activities and potentially serving as a charge nurse or resource nurse.

Requirements

Basic nursing skills; concepts of medical, surgical asepsis and disease processes; terminology, theory, techniques and practices of professional nursing.
Effective verbal and written communication in care management.
Flexibility with priorities and activity.
Ability to remain calm and handle stress and emotional responses adapted to the needs of patients and staff.
Demonstrate skills in analyzing problems, decision making, planning and implementation.
Safe body mechanics and ability to use specialized equipment for assigned units.
Able to demonstrate and maintain soft skills as outlined in the Sky Lakes Medical Center Employee Standards handbook.
A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is required.
Minimum 3 years hospital-based experience.
Current Oregon Nursing License as a Registered Nurse

Nice To Haves

Certification in area of specialty (e.g., CEN, CPEN, CCRN, CNOR)
ICU or ED must obtain TNCC within one year of hire and maintained.
FBC must obtain EFM within one year of hire and maintained.
PALS or ENPC must be obtained within 6 months for ED/ICU/Pediatrics within six months.

Responsibilities

Complete a comprehensive assessment, including initial and ongoing collection, analysis, and interpretation of data.
Develop and implement a plan of care for each patient through the nursing process regarding the care, counseling, and health teaching of the ill, injured, or infirm.
Synthesize data collected during the comprehensive assessment to identify problems, make nursing diagnoses, and formulate goals, teaching plans, and outcomes.
Implement the plan of care using critical thinking and problem-solving skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Begin, deliver, assign, or delegate certain interventions within the plan of care for patients within legal, ethical, and regulatory parameters and in consideration of health restoration, disease prevention, wellness, and promotion of healthy lifestyles.
Evaluate and report patient outcomes and responses to therapeutic interventions in comparison to benchmarks from evidence-based practice and research findings.
Plan any follow-up care and referrals to appropriate resources that may be needed.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to plan and deliver care.
Observe and follow patient safety alerts by detailing accurate and timely entry of patient information in the electronic medical record (EMR).
Develop action plans and improve patient care by monitoring and evaluating quality of care with the focus on nurse sensitive indicators.
Participate in unit-based PI activities to positively impact patient outcomes.
Make themself available to supervise nursing students when student nurses are assigned to the same unit.
Fill in as a department’s charge nurse or function as a resource nurse across units as needed.
Direct, delegate, and provide feedback to support personnel in implementing patient's plan of care, and immediately intervene with deviation standards of care.
Perform other duties as assigned.