Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg Unit - Urbana Hospital

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Urbana, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers patient care using the nursing process: collecting data and assessing patients, identifying and prioritizing patient problems and needs, and evaluating nursing care processes and outcomes. The RN coordinates and provides patient teaching and coordinates care delivered by health team members.

Working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary care team, the RN conducts initial and ongoing assessments, analyzes assessment data, develops and implements plans of care, and evaluates treatment effectiveness. The RN safely administers medications in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures, and serves as a point of contact for patients’ care coordination across hospital departments. The RN advocates for patient safety through departmental quality improvement activities and incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery.

This is a full-time, night-shift position with 36 scheduled weekly hours. The schedule is 7 p.m.–7:30 a.m., including every third weekend and one summer and one winter holiday.

Requirements

• Valid nursing license from the state of practice.
• Associate degree in nursing or a diploma in nursing.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association: required at hire for Roper St. Francis Healthcare locations; preferred at hire and required before independent patient care at BSMH.
• Knowledge of contemporary nursing practice and future innovations.
• Nursing judgment and skill grounded in biological, physical, behavioral, and social sciences.
• Ability to apply the nursing process in patient care delivery and coordinate care.
• Ability to evaluate professional nursing practice to optimize goals and outcomes.
• Knowledge of health teaching, health promotion, patient advocacy, and partnership.
• Interprofessional collaboration and leadership skills.
• Understanding and use of office and clinical technologies.
• Compassionate, relationship-based approach to illness, suffering, pain, and existence.
• Ability to integrate quality improvement, evidence-based practices, and research into practice.
• Accountability for professional actions and effective stewardship of available resources.
• Conflict management and resilience.
• Ability to delegate activities while remaining responsible and accountable for outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in nursing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Analyze assessment data and create, implement, and evaluate plans of care and treatment effectiveness.
• Administer medications safely in accordance with the state of practice and organizational policies and procedures.
• Coordinate patient care across hospital departments and serve as a point of contact for care coordination.
• Participate in departmental quality improvement as a patient safety advocate.
• Incorporate the professional practice model into care delivery.
• Coordinate and provide patient teaching activities.
• Coordinate care provided by health team members.
• Delegate activities to others while remaining accountable for outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree