RN, Med Surg Weekend, Nights
About The Position
The RN, Med Surg directs and coordinates nursing care according to established clinical nursing practice standards and collaborates with other professional disciplines to support effective, efficient patient care and desired outcomes. The role applies the nursing process, including administering treatments and medications, interpreting diagnostic tests, formulating plans of care, coordinating with healthcare providers, and educating patients and/or significant others. The nurse exercises discretion and independent action within prescribed limits and must pass position competencies. The nurse systematically collects and documents patient data, identifies and validates diagnoses or patient problems, and develops individualized, measurable, realistic outcomes with appropriate patient and care-team involvement. The role includes creating and documenting plans of care, implementing safe and appropriate interventions, evaluating patient progress and intervention effectiveness, and revising diagnoses, outcomes, and care plans as needed. The nurse also participates in quality-of-care activities, analyzes quality data, recommends and implements improvements, and performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
- Licensure in the State of Ohio as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
- Ability to practice nursing using the nursing process and exercise discretion and independent action within prescribed limits.
- Must pass the competencies required for the position.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of one year of hospital clinical experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Direct and coordinate nursing care based on established clinical nursing practice standards.
- Collaborate with other professional disciplines to support effective patient care and desired patient outcomes.
- Use the nursing process, including administering treatments and medications, interpreting diagnostic tests, planning care, collaborating with healthcare providers, and educating patients and/or significant others.
- Collect, prioritize, assess, and document patient health data systematically and on an ongoing basis.
- Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses and patient problems; validate and document them as appropriate.
- Identify and document individualized, measurable, realistic expected outcomes with appropriate patient and healthcare-provider involvement.
- Develop and document individualized plans of care that reflect current nursing practice and provide continuity of care.
- Implement planned interventions safely and appropriately, and document them.
- Evaluate patient progress and responses to interventions; assess intervention effectiveness and revise diagnoses, outcomes, and plans of care as needed.
- Participate in quality-of-care activities, including monitoring and analyzing care data, recommending improvements, implementing quality initiatives, and applying results to nursing practice.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
