Registered Nurse RN MedSurg PRN
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) – MedSurg at East Morgan County Hospital assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse or others under their direction and uses specialized knowledge and nursing judgment to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. This is a PRN position with a varied schedule rotating between 07:00–19:30 and 19:00–07:30. Nurses are expected to cross-train to the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) and Women & Infant Services (WIS). The schedule includes every third weekend, nights, and holidays; shift differentials are provided for nights and weekends. PRN work has no guaranteed hours, PTO accrual, or medical benefits. East Morgan County Hospital is a 25-bed licensed critical access facility and level IV trauma center in Brush, Colorado. The hospital is district-owned and operated by Banner Health.
Requirements
- Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
- BLS certification.
- At least one year of RN work history is required for PRN opportunities.
- Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
- Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on area of practice.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Professional certification.
- Additional related education and/or experience.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, physicals, diagnostics, and laboratory results, and report abnormal findings to appropriate caregivers.
- Formulate, initiate, review, and revise patient-specific plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
- Provide direct patient care and coordinate, delegate, and supervise care delivered by other members of the health care team in accordance with orders, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
- Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of interventions; revise the plan of care as needed.
- Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
- Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities, shared leadership, and improvement of nursing quality indicators and patient outcomes.
- Participate in education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; support others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
- Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, community providers, agencies, and other health care contacts to communicate, obtain, and clarify patient-care information.
- Cross-train to the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) and Women & Infant Services (WIS).
Benefits
- Shift differentials for nights and weekends.
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