Seasonal Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg
About The Position
The Registered Nurse coordinates and provides safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse directs and coordinates the care of assigned personnel and performs charge duties as assigned. The position is per diem and works nights in Med Surg. The nurse assesses patients and their responses to medications and treatments, administers and documents medications, maintains accurate clinical records, and develops and coordinates individualized plans of care. The role also includes educating patients and families throughout hospitalization and discharge, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team, and following hospital protocols and policies.
Requirements
- State nursing license required upon hire.
- BLS certification required upon hire.
- ACLS certification must be obtained within 90 days after hire or transfer.
- NIHSS certification must be obtained within 90 days after hire or transfer.
- BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications must be through the American Heart Association.
Responsibilities
- Identify patient problems and implement appropriate interventions.
- Assess skin integrity and fall risk each shift, and complete assessments according to unit protocol.
- Assess patient responses to medications and treatments.
- Administer pain medication according to protocol; administer, transcribe, and document medications according to hospital policy.
- Follow hospital policies and procedures for administering blood and blood products.
- Observe, collect, and accurately record data using the nursing process.
- Document changes in patient status, report them to physicians, and document actions taken.
- Complete admission and discharge forms accurately.
- Develop written plans of care that incorporate teaching and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
- Set care priorities based on patient acuity and/or preference.
- Coordinate tests and treatments with ancillary departments.
- Initiate appropriate evidence-based medicine tools.
- Identify patient and family learning needs on admission and initiate resources to address them.
- Explain procedures and interventions and document them on the education tool.
- Provide patients and families with information and instructions throughout hospitalization and at discharge, taking their ability and willingness to learn into account.
- Direct and coordinate the care of assigned personnel and perform charge duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts
- Healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discount program
- Voluntary pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insurance
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