Registered Nurse - Athens Emergency Department - FT 0.9 (72 hrs biweekly)

MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM • Athens, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse renders professional nursing care and directs and guides patient teaching and the activities of ancillary personnel in an environment of continuous quality improvement. The nurse exhibits the MHS Standards of Excellence and maintains strict confidentiality. This position is in the Athens Emergency Department and is full time at 0.9 FTE (72 hours biweekly), working 12-hour night shifts.

The nurse assesses and monitors patients, implements and documents nursing interventions, coordinates care with physicians and interdisciplinary team members, and develops and revises patient care and teaching plans based on assessed needs. The role includes patient triage, admission, handoff, transfer, and discharge procedures; patient and family education; and communication about changes in patient condition. The nurse promotes positive, therapeutic relationships and patient experiences, follows hospital policies and communication channels, and seeks appropriate support as needed.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse licensure in Ohio, or a West Virginia Registered Nurse license if working in West Virginia.
• BLS certification and annual stroke education certification required upon hire.
• ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications required within one year of employment.
• Complete stroke education during orientation, which may include access to stroke policies, online stroke-module education, NIHSS, ASLS, and T-PA administration.
• 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, family, or significant-other 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 condition and communicate with physicians using SBAR.
• Manage patient care and delegate appropriately based on patient needs and caregiver skills.
• Use interpersonal communication that supports productive relationships with team members.
• Promote trust and mutual respect in relationships with others, and establish empathetic, trusting therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Promote a positive patient experience and seek help from appropriate resources as needed.
• Maintain current knowledge of and practice within hospital policies and clarify unclear communication among healthcare team members.
• Use appropriate channels of authority when communicating information.
• Triage patients effectively and maintain competency in triage.
• Collect data about patients’ physical, psychological, and psychosocial health status.
• Develop and revise plans of care and teaching plans based on assessed needs, diagnoses, and changes in needs.
• 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. during all patient interactions.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

Benefits

• Affordable, comprehensive benefits package for full-time and flex-time employees.
• Bonus eligibility for qualifying full-time or flex-time employees; eligibility is determined upon offer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed