Registered Nurse - Belpre Surgery - Flex 0.8 (64 hrs biweekly)
About The Position
The Registered Nurse renders professional nursing care, directs and guides patient teaching and the activities of ancillary personnel, upholds the MHS Standards of Excellence, and maintains strict confidentiality. The position is based at Belpre Surgery in Belpre, Ohio, and is flex time at 0.8 FTE (64 hours biweekly), with shifts varying as scheduled. The nurse assesses and reassesses patients, develops and revises plans of care and teaching plans, implements and monitors nursing interventions, and documents care and outcomes in Meditech. The role includes coordinating patient and family education and discharge preparation, collaborating with interdisciplinary team members and physicians, communicating changes in condition using SBAR, and completing admission, handoff, transfer, and discharge procedures. The nurse also delegates care appropriately, maintains therapeutic and collaborative relationships, follows hospital policies, and maintains compliance with RQI.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse licensure in Ohio; West Virginia licensure is required if working in West Virginia.
- BLS certification required upon hire.
- ACLS certification required within one year of employment.
- Verbal, clerical, and numerical skills.
- Manual dexterity, color vision, and near visual acuity.
- Knowledge of proper lifting techniques and body mechanics.
Responsibilities
- Participate in bedside shift reports and handoffs.
- Perform hourly rounding.
- Obtain patient assessments and reassessments according to nursing policy.
- Develop and revise plans of care and teaching plans based on the assessed needs of patients and families.
- Coordinate timely patient, family, or significant-other education in preparation for discharge and document it appropriately.
- 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 effectively and delegate appropriately based on patient needs and caregiver skills.
- Use interpersonal communication that supports productive relationships with team members.
- Promote trust, mutual respect, and 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 scope of practice.
- Clarify unclear communications and use proper channels of authority when communicating information.
- Collect data on patients' physical, psychological, and psychosocial health status.
- Perform admission, handoff, transfer, and discharge procedures as part of the nursing process.
- Coordinate the physician's plan of care with admission assessments and discharge needs.
- Maintain compliance in RQI.
- Assume 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.
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