Surg Experience

HHC•Indianapolis, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Contractor (13 week assignments) – Registered Nurse is a short tem assignment providing clinical care and uses coordination skills for every patient served. This includes understanding of the expected patients served in the unit’(s), including medically complex patients with co‑occurring mental health conditions and behavioral challenges, nursing care is delivered using the Eskenazi Health Model of Care-Synergy, the ability to coordinate with the patient and family/loved ones and other healthcare disciplines to ensure care is appropriate to meet patient care needs. Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health’s mission: Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County; models Eskenazi Health values. Assignment may require enhanced skills in behavioral assessment, de‑escalation, and safe management of patients exhibiting aggressive or high‑risk behaviors in a medical setting. Day/Night Shifts Available Part/Full Time Available Working Environment Patient care areas, clinics, nursing offices. May be required to attend meetings Exposure to communicable diseases, infections. Risk of injury from lifting/moving patients and/or equipment, injury from combative patients and/or visitors. Position may include assignment to patients requiring enhanced observation, behavioral interventions, or safety precautions.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year working clinical nursing experience as an RN (2+ years experience strongly preferred)
Current Indiana license as a Registered Nurse or eligibility for license.
Current BLS certification; other certifications may be required in specific units of practice

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a nationally accredited college or university strongly preferred.
Experience in medical‑psychiatric, behavioral health, emergency, or special care settings strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience caring for patients with co‑occurring medical and mental health diagnoses.

Responsibilities

Provides safe, therapeutic nursing care to patients with acute or chronic mental health conditions admitted for medical treatment, including those exhibiting aggressive, impulsive, or high‑risk behaviors.
Demonstrates competency in behavioral assessment, crisis intervention, and de‑escalation techniques to maintain patient, staff, and visitor safety.
Implements trauma‑informed care principles and collaborates with psychiatry, security, and interdisciplinary teams to support complex medical‑psychiatric care needs.
Promotes a healthy work environment for all that provide care while encouraging collaboration for excellence in patient care outcomes.
Effectively performs all nursing functions in an efficient manner and in accordance with policies, procedures, the Indiana Nursing Practice Act, the Eskenazi Health Model of Care-the Synergy Model demonstrating synergy characteristics: clinical judgment, advocacy, caring practices, collaboration, systems thinking, response to diversity, clinical inquiry and facilitation of learning.
Establishes and/or revises priorities and documents the role/patient care and activities based on the acuity/priority of the need, resources available, customer/patient preference/request/age and other scheduled procedures for patients.
Utilizes and documents the nursing process by demonstrating appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care as evidenced by client/staff observation; care acknowledges physiological, psychological, spiritual, diversity and cultural needs.
Provides patient care which reflects nursing intervention, patient response to care provided, patient needs, problems, capabilities, limitations, and progress toward goals and ensures coordination to the next level of care.
Teaches patient/significant other appropriate health information in a timely manner and shares written informational material as evidenced by feedback and observation; documentation is reflected in the medical record.
Demonstrates ability to handle emergency situations in a prompt, precise, and professional manner.
Demonstrates understanding and supports the role of shared governance at the unit & hospital- wide level to help engage the staff and unit to achieve success in unit-based and organizational goals.