REGISTERED NURSE, Inpatient Services - PRN Variable

Hocking Valley Community Hospital•Logan, OH

2d•$34 - $45

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse plans, directs, and evaluates total nursing care in accordance with the organization’s established philosophy. The role provides direct, individualized bedside nursing care to pre- and post-surgery patients, initiates patient education and care plans, responds to clinical changes, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team on discharge planning. The nurse communicates patient condition changes to hospitalists, the Nursing Supervisor, and/or physicians, and supports safe, high-quality care through adherence to clinical and organizational standards. The position also includes leadership and team responsibilities, such as making assignments appropriate to employees’ skill levels, supervising and instructing nonprofessional personnel, supporting staff development, participating in training and quality improvement, and helping review policies and procedures. The nurse maintains professional communication and confidentiality, contributes to a positive patient-care environment, and adapts to changing demands in a fast-paced setting with rapid patient turnover. Work takes place in a patient-care environment with potential exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and other hazards. The role requires mobility and physical endurance, including periods of standing and walking, and the ability to respond to routine and emergency patient-care needs. It also involves working in a computerized environment using a keyboard, mouse, and monitor.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Active State of Ohio Registered Nurse license.
CPR approved by the American Heart Association.
Basic computer skills, including the ability to access the internet and programs applicable to Hocking Valley Community Hospital procedures.
Ability to read and interpret documents, write clearly and informatively, speak clearly, listen actively, and communicate effectively.
Ability to work in a computerized environment involving prolonged sitting and use of a keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
Sufficient mobility to negotiate the physical plant.
Strength and endurance to perform physically for extended periods without sitting, including four to eight hours; duties may include walking, lifting 25–50 pounds with or without assistance, bending, twisting, standing, sitting, reaching, and climbing or descending stairs.
Physical dexterity and psychomotor skills to respond appropriately to routine and emergency patient-care needs in an ambulatory setting.
Visual and auditory capabilities sufficient to read information and respond to patient-care needs.
Cognitive ability to accurately observe, analyze, and interpret general and technical verbal and written data and communicate it accurately.
Ability to work in a fast-paced patient-care setting with rapid patient turnover and high patient traffic.
Ability to work in close quarters and shared workspace, with potential exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and electrical, fire, chemical, physical-contact, and equipment hazards.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, direct, and evaluate nursing care for patients on the unit.
Initiate and implement patient education and care plans.
Assess patients, think critically, recognize clinical changes rapidly, and respond appropriately.
Make nursing assignments appropriate to employees’ skill levels.
Maintain acceptable standards of patient care and guide personnel in resolving problems.
Implement physicians’ orders accurately and promptly.
Administer medications and intravenous solutions skillfully and correctly.
Maintain accurate and complete patient records and reports.
Arrange for needed supplies and equipment.
Participate in planning changes and improvements, hospital safety and security programs, and quality improvement activities.
Support and enforce infection-control policies and procedures.
Respond resourcefully and calmly in emergencies.
Keep the Nursing Supervisor informed of patients’ needs and problems on the unit.
Participate in personnel orientation and in-service training, evaluate personnel performance, and recommend appropriate action.
Assist with reviewing and revising policies and procedures.
Provide direct, individualized bedside nursing care to pre- and post-surgery patients.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team on discharge planning.
Update hospitalists promptly about changes in patients’ conditions and report condition changes to the Nursing Supervisor and/or physician.
Communicate effectively with physicians, employees, patients, families, and the public.
Supervise care provided by nonprofessional personnel and provide instruction as needed.
Attend unit staff meetings regularly.
Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with organizational, professional, and regulatory standards.
Conserve organizational resources and adapt to changes, competing demands, delays, and unexpected events.
Maintain a clean and quiet patient environment and promote patient and employee safety.