Registered Nurse Medical Surgical
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. The staff RN uses the nursing process, technology, therapeutic interventions, evidence-based practice, and coordination with other health team members. This PRN position is in the Medical/Surgical unit at Spanish Fork Hospital. Shifts are primarily nights, with the option to pick up day shifts as available. The schedule requires 2–4 weekend shifts per 8-week cycle, based on staffing needs. Holidays follow a three-block rotation, with five holidays assigned per block throughout the year. There is no remote work. There are currently no on-call requirements, though this may change based on staffing needs. The RN assesses patients' physical, social, and psychological status and gathers information from patients, families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team. The RN collaborates to develop individualized care plans, implement and coordinate care, evaluate patient responses and outcomes, revise plans as needed, and promote the nursing profession and development of others. The role requires compliance with legal, ethical, regulatory, and licensure standards, as well as accurate and timely documentation. This role involves ongoing visual, communication, manual dexterity, lifting, walking, and standing demands. The RN may transfer and ambulate patients, handle supplies and equipment, push or pull gurneys and portable equipment, and navigate busy patient-care areas.
Requirements
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice.
- Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
- RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four years of their hire date.
- As of the job description's last update on 04/27/2025, a BSN is required; employees hired or promoted before that date are held to the minimum requirements in place at the time of hire or promotion.
- Skills in patient care delivery, nursing fundamentals, interdisciplinary teamwork, documentation, professional etiquette, accountability, patient care coordination, communication, patient evaluation, and critical thinking.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution; degree will be verified.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients' physical, social, and psychological status, including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate.
- Seek and evaluate information from patients, families, physicians, other nursing and non-nursing disciplines, support staff, and the interdisciplinary team.
- Collaboratively develop individualized plans of care using assessment information and critical thinking.
- Involve patients, families, team members, and physicians in care planning and education.
- Plan and prepare patients for support needs after the current episode of care, including teaching, referrals, and follow-up.
- Direct the interdisciplinary care team through delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate.
- Provide or delegate care consistent with the plan of care, care guidelines, and professional licensure provisions.
- Prioritize, coordinate, and organize patient care while managing time, supplies, and resources.
- Evaluate patient responses to interventions, goals, clinical outcomes, and patient and family satisfaction.
- Revise plans of care and reassess changes as appropriate.
- Promote the nursing profession and participate in the development of others.
- Integrate legal and ethical standards into practice, comply with regulatory standards, work within licensure scope, and provide accurate and timely documentation.
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package covering programs intended to support caregivers' health, happiness, security, connection, and engagement.
