Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg. Ortho Neuro Unit 5WE - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Mercy Health•Youngstown, OH

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical functions as a care provider on a multidisciplinary team, delivering patient care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN incorporates patients’ ages and cultural diversity into care, manages time and prioritizes care effectively, contributes to quality improvement, collaborates with other professional disciplines, and supports patients and families physically and psychologically. This part-time night position is in the Ortho/Neuro Unit at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. The scheduled shift is 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with 24 scheduled hours per week. Self-scheduling is available. New graduates are welcome. The RN works with interdisciplinary team members to establish goals and strategies for discharge or continuing care. The role includes conducting and documenting complete assessments, maintaining nursing care plans, identifying and addressing patient learning needs, administering medications safely in accordance with applicable law and organizational policies, coordinating care across hospital departments, participating in quality improvement as a patient safety advocate, and advocating for patients in collaboration with spiritual care, palliative care, and ethics services. The position serves adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. Working conditions may include high stress and fluctuating workloads, interruptions, periods of working alone, high noise levels and bright lights, exposure to physical altercations or verbal abuse, possible use of physical restraints, and limited exposure to hazardous substances, body fluids, blood, or other potentially infectious materials. Mercy Health describes its benefits as including pay and incentives, retirement contributions when eligible, insurance and other coverage, paid leave, care support, and education and professional development benefits; availability may vary by market and employment status.

Requirements

Current RN license in the state of employment or licensure covered by a compact (required).
One year of RN experience is listed as required; the posting also states that new graduates and RNs with less than one year of experience will be accepted.
BLS Basic Life Support certification is preferred upon hire and must be obtained from an approved source before direct patient care; ACLS is acceptable in lieu of BLS.
Clinical knowledge, skills, and competency to provide evidence-based patient care in accordance with standards of practice, policies, procedures, and the organization’s mission.
Ability to assess patients’ clinical conditions and psychosocial needs and develop, implement, and prioritize plans of care.
Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to recognize personal limitations, seek assistance, and obtain information needed to practice safely.
Understanding and use of office and clinical technologies.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Six months of RN experience in an acute care hospital setting.
Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification (RN-BC).
Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification.
Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) certification.
Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN) certification.
National Institute of Health (NIH) Stroke Certification.
BLS certification upon hire; ACLS is acceptable in lieu of BLS.

Responsibilities

Establish patient-centered goals and strategies for discharge or continuing care in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
Perform and document complete patient assessments.
Initiate and maintain current nursing care plans for assigned patients.
Identify patient learning needs and provide individualized, comprehensive teaching.
Administer medications safely in accordance with the State of Practice and organizational policies and procedures.
Coordinate patients’ care across hospital departments.
Participate in ongoing departmental quality improvement as a patient safety advocate.
Advocate for patients in collaboration with spiritual care, palliative care, and ethics services.
Assess patients’ clinical conditions, psychosocial needs, and responses to treatment; evaluate outcomes and revise care plans as appropriate.
Collaborate with others to deliver coordinated care and support patients and families in coping with illness.
Assign patient care according to staff members’ skills, knowledge, and scope of practice.
Orient and educate nursing staff and others, including through learning experiences and quality-improvement-informed education.
Protect the safety and privacy of patients and others, use resources responsibly, and remain accountable for personal and delegated actions.