Registered Nurse (RN) - Ortho Post surgical

Advocate Health•Skaneateles, NY

1d•$38 - $57

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides individualized, patient-centered care to post-surgical and other assigned patients. The role uses the nursing process to assess patient needs, plan and implement interventions, and evaluate care effectiveness, while involving patients and families in care planning and maintaining therapeutic relationships throughout the healthcare continuum. The nurse monitors patients for changes in condition and responds appropriately, adjusts care plans, coordinates resources, and collaborates with the healthcare team. The role includes patient and family education, risk reduction, discharge planning, evidence-based practice, and adherence to nursing and regulatory standards. The nurse also supports safety, quality improvement, shared governance, professional development, and effective team communication and delegation. The position requires care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs. It is full-time, 36 hours per week, with a schedule of 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., every third weekend, and a holiday track. The listed pay range is $38.20–$57.30.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Completion of an accredited or approved Nursing program.
Typically, 1 year of clinical nursing experience.
Demonstrated progression in providing holistic, patient- and family-focused care and recognizing and responding to unplanned or unanticipated clinical changes.
Proficient computer skills, including electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.
Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to build rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with patients, team members, and physicians; take initiative; and work collaboratively.
Ability to make critical independent decisions.
Excellent organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
Time-management skills and ability to multitask and prioritize amid frequent interruptions.
Coordination, collaboration, delegation, and team-building skills.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, lift up to 20 pounds overhead, carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance, push or pull with 30 pounds of force, and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Ability to use foot pedals on carts or machines and perform fine hand manipulation, including for IV insertion and other procedures.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch.
May be exposed to chemicals, hazardous waste, blood and body fluids, and communicable disease; must wear protective clothing and equipment as necessary.

Responsibilities

Assess patient needs using the nursing process; plan, implement, and evaluate individualized interventions.
Include patients and families in care planning and implementation, and maintain therapeutic relationships throughout the healthcare continuum.
Recognize significant changes in patient condition and respond appropriately, updating care plans and coordinating resources as needed.
Collaborate with healthcare team members to coordinate patient-centered care.
Reduce patient risk and promote safety; assess patient and family readiness to learn and individualize education strategies.
Coordinate discharge planning through an interdisciplinary approach.
Apply evidence-based practice and nursing and regulatory standards of care.
Evaluate patient, team, and unit outcomes and take appropriate action when changes are needed.
Support shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.
Communicate effectively, provide feedback, resolve conflicts, promote collaboration, and assume a leadership role in the care team.
Delegate appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
Identify threats and potential issues to patient safety, intervene to prevent harm, report safety events and near misses promptly, and assist with corrective actions.
Apply ethical decision-making and participate as an effective member of the patient care team to develop individualized care approaches.
Participate in quality and process improvement initiatives.
Contribute to personal and colleagues’ professional development; attend required meetings and educational programs and complete annual competencies.
Provide age-appropriate care based on knowledge of growth and development and patient-specific needs.
Maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications.
Operate equipment necessary to perform the job.