Registered Nurse (RN) - Adult Behavioral Health Unit - Lorain Hospital - PRN

Mercy Health • Lorain, OH

18h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers patient care using the nursing process: collecting data and assessing patients, identifying and prioritizing problems and needs, and evaluating nursing care and its outcomes. The RN coordinates and provides patient teaching and coordinates care delivered by health team members.

Working with the interdisciplinary care team, the RN conducts initial and ongoing assessments, analyzes assessment data, develops and implements plans of care, and evaluates treatment effectiveness. The RN administers medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies, coordinates patient care across hospital departments, advocates for patient safety through departmental quality-improvement activities, and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing.
• Valid nursing license from the state of practice.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association; required before independent patient care.
• Knowledge of contemporary nursing practice and future innovations.
• Nursing judgment and skill based on biological, physical, behavioral, and social sciences.
• Skills in patient-care coordination, health teaching and promotion, patient advocacy, interprofessional collaboration, and evaluation of nursing practice.
• Ability to use office and clinical technologies, manage conflict, demonstrate resilience, and steward available resources.
• Accountability for professional actions and a compassionate, relationship-based approach to patient care.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Analyze assessment data, identify and prioritize patient problems and needs, and create a plan of care.
• Implement treatment and evaluate its effectiveness and the outcomes of nursing care.
• Administer medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
• Coordinate patient care across hospital departments and with health team members.
• Coordinate and provide patient teaching activities.
• Advocate for patient safety by participating in ongoing departmental quality-improvement activities.
• Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
• Apply the nursing process, evidence-based practices, research, and quality improvement in patient care.
• Delegate activities appropriately while remaining accountable for outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support. Benefits may vary by market and employment status.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree