Registered Nurse - Liver Center (Full Time)
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in the Liver Center is a full-time, 40-hour position. The nurse uses the nursing process as the framework for professional practice and provides direct nursing care to patients and families. Responsibilities include triaging patient calls, administering vaccinations, assisting with MyChart messages, and following up with patients after hospitalization. The nurse assesses healthcare needs, formulates and evaluates care plans, coordinates patient care, collaborates with other health professionals, advocates for patients, and remains accountable for safe nursing practice. The role also includes maintaining required education and competencies and participating in professional development and potentially quality improvement activities. The position involves close and sustained attention, adapting to changing circumstances, and potential exposure to infectious diseases and other adverse environmental conditions. Protective equipment is required. It is a physically active role involving standing and moving for most of the shift, walking, lifting and carrying items up to 50 pounds, and assisting with patient repositioning and mobility. The listed base hourly pay range is $38.00–$98.19. Staff are required to be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- 1–3 years of related work experience.
- Registered Nurse license required.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support certificate required.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English.
- Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families, and external customers.
- Ability to provide patient care to neonatal patients from birth to 6 months, young adults aged 16–30, middle-aged adults aged 30–60, and elderly patients aged 60 and older.
- Ability to meet the role's physical demands, including medium work exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally and/or 20 pounds frequently, and assisting with patient repositioning as described in the posting.
- Compliance with the employer's influenza vaccination requirement.
Nice To Haves
- Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct nursing care to patients and families using the nursing process.
- Triage patient calls, administer vaccinations, assist with MyChart messages, and conduct post-hospitalization patient follow-up.
- Assess the healthcare needs of individuals or groups and formulate, implement, and evaluate plans of care.
- Make nursing judgments by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience.
- Coordinate patient care and direct assistive personnel to support safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, patient-centered care.
- Identify resources needed to implement plans of care and consider environmental influences on patients' and families' healthcare.
- Collaborate with other health professionals to determine patients' and families' healthcare needs.
- Build trusting, respectful relationships with patients and families, communicate effectively, and act as a patient advocate.
- Maintain annual mandatory education, emergency skills, and unit-based competencies.
- Identify professional growth and development needs and participate in professional development activities.
- May participate in quality improvement activities.
- Demonstrate accountability for nursing practice and patient safety.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
