RN - Acute/Med Surg/ER

Jefferson Community Health Center • Fairbury, NE

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Jefferson Community Health & Life is looking for an RN to work in Acute and Emergency room. Hours available: 3pm - 3am. Part-time: 24 hours per week, (2) 12 hour shifts per week, every-third weekend and rotating holidays. Differentials: $2 more per hour when you work between 4pm - 7am (applies to any day that you work these hours). $4 more per hour on weekends. Short notice bonus= 40% more pay when called in with less than 24 hours notice.

Requirements

• Current RN Nebraska Nursing License or compact nursing license
• BLS & ACLS certifications required or able to obtain.

Nice To Haves

• New Grads welcome.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation in providing comprehensive and competent patient care.
• Provides effective interaction with patients, family members and staff, and coordinates interdepartmental patient care activities while maintaining nursing standards.
• Utilizes the nursing process, for the performance of patient care, to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care to achieve prioritized patient outcomes.
• Performs complete admission assessment, including full body system analysis and home med reconciliation process for med-surgical, ER and outpatients.
• Performs hourly patient rounding for all patient assignments.
• Provides pain management and education as appropriate.
• Performs patient/family teaching for assessed knowledge deficits.
• Evaluates patient progress toward desired outcomes and considers care transition needs prior to discharge.
• Demonstrates personal accountability in the delivery of patient care in a competent, professional and compassionate manner.
• Documents accurate and ongoing assessments of patient status that reflect nursing interventions, patient responses, patient teaching and status of outcomes at discharge.
• Completes all required documentation and shift end check with another nurse prior to leaving duty.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with other health team members regarding patient condition, nursing plan of care, patient satisfaction and pain management needs and recommendations for meeting identified outcomes.
• Completes face to face hand off & introduction with oncoming/off-going nurse when appropriate.
• Performs rounding with physicians for assigned patients.
• Follows approved shift report format when communicating patient information.
• Identifies and recognizes abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition, established priorities, and takes appropriate action.
• Appropriately reports condition changes to charge RN and medical provider.
• Administers medications, treatments and procedures in a timely and safe manner according to physician orders and nursing policy, (including appropriate performance of standard precautions, using two patient identifiers, and performing patient risk assessments).
• Demonstrates proficient technical/clinical skills and operational knowledge of equipment on unit.
• Informs and involves manager regarding patient care issues in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques and appropriate equipment to minimize fall fall risk to patient and injury to self.

Benefits

• $2 more per hour when you work between 4pm - 7am (applies to any day that you work these hours)
• $4 more per hour on weekends
• short notice bonus= 40% more pay when called in with less than 24 hours notice

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed