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

MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM • Marietta, OH

8d • Onsite

About The Position

In an environment of continuous quality improvement, the Registered Nurse renders professional nursing care and directs and guides patient teaching and activities of ancillary personnel. The nurse exhibits the MHS Standards of Excellence and exercises strict confidentiality at all times. This full-time role is based at Selby General Hospital Campus in Marietta, Ohio, and is a 0.9 FTE position (72 hours biweekly) on a 12-hour day shift.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse licensure in Ohio; if working in West Virginia, a West Virginia RN license is required.
• BLS certification and annual stroke education certification required upon hire.
• ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications required within one year of employment.
• Maintain compliance in RQI.
• Required abilities include verbal, clerical, and numerical skills; manual dexterity; color vision; and near visual acuity.
• Comply with the federal drug-free workplace policy, which prohibits employee marijuana use.

Nice To Haves

• ASLS certification preferred upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Participate in bedside shift reports and handoffs, hourly rounding, interdisciplinary rounding, and team collaboration to identify patient needs.
• Obtain patient assessments and reassessments according to nursing policy; collect data on patients’ physical, psychological, and psychosocial health status.
• Develop and revise patient care and teaching plans based on assessed needs, diagnoses, and changes in needs.
• Coordinate timely patient and family teaching in preparation for discharge and document it appropriately.
• Implement and monitor nursing interventions, documenting assessments, interventions, and outcomes in Meditech within required timeframes.
• Recognize changes in patient conditions and communicate with physicians using SBAR.
• Manage patient care and delegate appropriately according to patient needs and caregiver skills.
• Use effective interpersonal communication, trust, and mutual respect to support productive team relationships and therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Promote a positive patient experience and use A.I.D.E.T. during all patient interactions.
• Seek help from appropriate resources, clarify unclear healthcare-team communication, and use proper channels of authority.
• Maintain current knowledge of and practice within hospital policies and the scope of nursing practice.
• Demonstrate effective patient triage and maintain competency.
• Perform admission, handoff, transfer, and discharge procedures as part of the nursing process; coordinate with the physician’s plan of care, admission assessment, and discharge needs.
• Assume other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

Benefits

• Affordable, comprehensive benefits package offered to full-time and flex-time employees.
• Bonus eligibility is available to 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