RN Med/Surg

William Newton Hospital•Winfield, KS

11d

About The Position

This full-time, benefited, hourly Registered Nurse position provides direct and indirect patient care in a medical-surgical setting. The nurse meets patients’ psychosocial, physical, communication, and general care needs while demonstrating initiative and professional responsibility. The role follows regulatory requirements and nursing and hospital policies, procedures, and standards; communicates changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians and team members; and responds promptly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response. The nurse may also perform general nursing duties in other departments with adequate supervision. The position requires patient-centered, respectful care across pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations. Responsibilities include assessment and reassessment, care planning, medication administration, pain management, patient and family education, documentation, coordination with other departments, and safe operation of equipment. The nurse is expected to follow William Newton Hospital’s Standards of Behavior: Integrity, Patient-Centered care, Accountability, Compassion, and Excellence.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Kansas.
BLS (CPR) certificate.
ACLS certification required within 6 months.
PALS certification required within 6 months.
TNCC required if floating to ICU or ER.
NRP required if floating to ER.

Responsibilities

Administer medications correctly according to patient age and clinical condition.
Perform head-to-toe assessments and policy-required reassessments for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients; complete shift risk assessments for falls, aspiration, DVT, skin concerns, and malnutrition, and take appropriate action or make consults.
Revise and evaluate patients’ plans of care based on treatment response and overall effectiveness.
Assess pain, provide individualized pain management when needed, and educate patients and families about pain management.
Develop and document teaching plans based on assessed learning needs, including heart failure, smoking cessation, or discharge education; evaluate learning and involve family as appropriate.
Perform treatments and provide services within the nurse’s licensure level.
Complete hourly rounding, promptly answer call lights, update patient-room whiteboards, and comply with medication verification requirements without using workarounds.
Complete assignments within designated timeframes and use time effectively.
Use AIDET in patient interactions.
Communicate clearly and appropriately with physicians, the floor supervisor, staff, the Director of Nursing, and the administrative team.
Consult other departments as appropriate to support interdisciplinary care, including Nutrition and Diabetes consultations when appropriate.
Provide care appropriate to patients’ conditions and ages, including pediatric, geriatric, and general populations.
Assist physicians with procedures and perform services requiring technical and manual skills.
Remain flexible and organized and function effectively in stressful situations.
Treat patients and families with respect and dignity; identify and address psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious or spiritual needs.
Involve patients and families in the plan of care and maintain MedAct and education documentation demonstrating competency.
Maintain effective working relationships within the department and with other departments.
Complete documentation in accordance with current hospital standards and policies.
Identify patients’ and families’ psychosocial needs and communicate with social services or discharge planners about in-hospital and post-discharge needs.
Operate equipment safely and correctly.
Coordinate and direct patient care to meet patient needs and follow hospital policy.
Interpret bedside glucose test results and take appropriate action, following annual glucometer competency requirements.
Use medical and surgical asepsis during treatments and special procedures.
Respond appropriately to emergencies and physically distressful situations.
Perform other duties as assigned within the scope of practice.
Follow the dress code and maintain a neat, clean appearance.
Complete annual education requirements, including Mandatory Marbled Packets, the Annual Medical Surgical Competency checklist, and annual Medical Surgical Medication competency.
Maintain regulatory compliance, including applicable state and CMS requirements for the Medical Surgical unit and hospital.
Protect patient confidentiality.
Report to work on time and as scheduled, and complete work within designated timeframes.
Wear identification while on duty and use the computerized time system correctly.
Complete required in-services promptly and attend staff, Performance Improvement/CQI, and management meetings as appropriate.
Complete annual laboratory and TB testing in accordance with hospital policy.
Comply with organizational policies concerning ethical business practices.
Represent the organization positively and professionally, and communicate the hospital’s mission, vision, core values, ethics, and goals.
Maintain cooperative working relationships with physicians, departments, and staff.
Follow department-operation, fire-safety, and infection-control policies and procedures.