Registered Nurse (RN) - Med-surg - Allen Hospital - PRN

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Oberlin, OH

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical is a care provider on a multidisciplinary team, delivering patient care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN incorporates patients’ age and cultural diversity into care, manages time and priorities effectively, contributes to quality improvement, collaborates across professional disciplines, and supports patients and families physically and psychologically.

Working with interdisciplinary teams, the RN establishes goals and strategies to meet discharge or continuing-care needs. The RN completes and documents patient assessments, maintains current nursing care plans, identifies learning needs and provides individualized teaching, administers medications in accordance with applicable standards and policies, coordinates care across hospital departments, participates in quality improvement as a patient safety advocate, and advocates for patients in collaboration with spiritual care, palliative care, and ethics teams. Other job-related duties may be assigned.

This is a PRN position in the Med/Surg Unit at Allen Medical Center. The schedule lists 0.01 weekly hours and all work shifts.

Requirements

• Current RN license in the state of practice or coverage under a compact license.
• One year of RN experience.
• Clinical knowledge, skills, and competency to provide evidence-based patient care according to current standards, policies, procedures, and the organization’s mission.
• Ability to perform comprehensive patient assessments and safely develop, implement, and prioritize plans of care.
• Ability to apply the nursing process and evaluate patient responses and outcomes.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to recognize personal limitations, seek assistance, and obtain information needed to practice safely.
• Ability to use 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).
• ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification; accepted in lieu of BLS where applicable.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification upon hire; required from an approved source before direct patient care.
• CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse certification.
• PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nurse certification.
• CMSRN Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse certification.
• National Institute of Health (NIH) Stroke Certification.

Responsibilities

• Establish care goals and strategies with patients and interdisciplinary team members to address discharge or continuing-care needs.
• 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 and in accordance with state requirements 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.
• Assign patient care according to staff members’ nursing skills, knowledge, and scope of practice.
• Orient staff, facilitate learning, and provide education to nursing staff and others.
• Assess patients’ clinical condition and psychosocial needs, and evaluate responses to treatment and outcomes.
• Develop, implement, prioritize, and revise plans of care as appropriate.
• Support patients and families in coping with illness and collaborate in coordinated care.
• Protect the safety and privacy of all persons and use resources cost-effectively.
• Pursue professional growth and practice accountability, resilience, and cultural inclusion.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and 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

• Career Level: Mid Level