Registered Nurse (RN) 7a-7p 7123

Meridian Health Services•West Lafayette, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Meridian Health Services is a progressive healthcare organization that believes in treating the �whole person� integrating physical, mental and social well-being to help people achieve their optimum health. This approach connects treatments and doctors working together to heal both the body and mind for total well-being. Meridian Health Services is currently seeking a full time Registered Nurse (RN) to provide services at Riverbend Hospital located in West Lafayette, Indiana. This position works days 7am-7pm.

Requirements

Associates or Bachelor's degree in Nursing required
Non-probationary Indiana Licensed Registered Nurse required
Maintains current CPR and TB certification.
Drug screen, TB test, extensive background check, and fingerprinting are required of all Meridian employees.

Nice To Haves

Flu shot and Covid vaccination recommended to further protect our staff and the patients we serve.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates medication administration skills: (minimal errors, timely med pass)
Demonstrates pharmacodynamics knowledge: (adverse effects, drug interactions, therapeutic response, etc.)
Demonstrates knowledge of pathophysiology with particular emphasis on population served.
Demonstrates skill with physical assessment.
Demonstrates timely follow through with client appointments, labs, and medical concerns.
Acts as patient advocate to monitor individualization of treatment, coordinate treatment plans, and work with treatment in effective and proactive manner.
Demonstrates effective and respectful verbal communication skills with clients, co-workers, and visitors.
Informs physicians of changes in client�s condition (behavioral/physical, abnormal labs/vital signs, significant contact with others).
Demonstrates ability to complete required clinical documentation.
Accurately documents and transcribes physician�s orders
Obtains staff input regarding safety/security risks in making unit management decisions.
Implements necessary restrictions ordered or as nursing measures when warranted by physical and/or psychiatric conditions.
Demonstrates safety/security on unit (verbal/physical interventions (CPI), emergency codes, universal precautions, CPR, event reports, assessment of client risk factors).
Demonstrates skill with documentation (PRN�s, timely notation of orders, charting, etc.).
Demonstrates skill with admission/discharge process: (completes paperwork in a timely manner including assessment for pain, falls, and suicide risk).
Demonstrates effective and timely written communication skills.
Demonstrates effective planning and organization skills.
Uses the nursing process to manage and allocate personnel and unit resources, to assure completion of unit tasks, and to meet the needs of clients and milieu.
Motivates nursing staff to grow professionally by acting as a role model in direct appropriate communication, professional accountability, and continuing education.
Uses the nursing process to formulate individual treatment plans in consultation with unit staff, physicians, treatment team, and other disciplines; treatment plans are formulated toward psychosocial, medical, cultural, age-specific, and pain management needs.
Good time management skills, including the ability to structure time, prioritize activities, and be self-motivated.
Teaches, trains, and supervises clients and staff (empowering and teaching new responsibilities within acceptable limits).
Demonstrates good judgment and decision-making skills.
Meets with supervisor for clinical and administrative supervision.
Works well with other departments and outside agencies.
Attends or completes all mandatory nursing requirements required by hospital.
Maintains professional boundaries.
Demonstrates dependability with attendance, punctuality, availability, completion of duties in a timely manner.
Demonstrates competence in use of electronic health record.
Maintains current CPR and TB certification.
Assumes Nursing on call shifts as needed.