Registered Nurse - Belpre Emergency Department - Flex 0.6 (48 hrs biweekly)
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care in the Belpre Emergency Department in an environment of continuous quality improvement. The nurse directs and guides patient teaching and ancillary personnel activities, demonstrates the MHS Standards of Excellence, and maintains strict confidentiality. This is a flex-time position scheduled for 48 hours biweekly on 12-hour day shifts. The nurse assesses patients, develops and revises plans of care and teaching, implements and monitors nursing interventions, coordinates care with physicians and the interdisciplinary team, and completes admission, handoff, transfer, and discharge procedures. The nurse documents care in Meditech, supports positive patient experiences, and practices within hospital policies and the scope of nursing practice.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse licensure in Ohio; a West Virginia RN license is required if working in West Virginia.
- BLS certification and annual stroke education certification upon hire.
- ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and NRP certifications within one year of employment.
- Maintain compliance in RQI.
- Verbal, clerical, and numerical skills; manual dexterity; color vision; and near visual acuity.
Nice To Haves
- ASLS certification preferred upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Participate in bedside shift reports and handoffs.
- Perform hourly rounding.
- Obtain patient assessments and reassessments according to nursing policy.
- Coordinate and document timely patient and family teaching in preparation for discharge.
- Implement and monitor nursing interventions.
- Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes in Meditech within required timeframes.
- Participate in interdisciplinary rounding and collaborate with team members to identify patient needs.
- Recognize changes in patient conditions and communicate with physicians using SBAR.
- Manage patient care and delegate appropriately based on patient needs and caregiver skills.
- Use effective interpersonal communication and foster trust, mutual respect, and productive relationships with team members.
- Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families based on empathy and trust, and promote a positive patient experience.
- Seek help from appropriate resources as needed.
- Maintain current knowledge of and practice within hospital policies; clarify unclear communications and use proper channels of authority.
- Triage patients effectively and maintain triage competency.
- Collect data on patients' physical, psychological, and psychosocial health status.
- Develop and revise plans of care and teaching based on assessed needs, diagnosis, and changing circumstances.
- Perform admission, handoff, transfer, and discharge procedures as part of the nursing process.
- Coordinate the physician's plan of care with admission assessment and discharge needs.
- Use A.I.D.E.T. in all patient interactions.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as necessary.
Benefits
- Affordable, comprehensive benefits package available to full-time and flex-time employees.
- Bonus eligibility for qualifying full-time or flex-time employees; eligibility is determined upon offer.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
