Surgical

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital•Rapid City, SD

About The Position

Monument Health seeks a Registered Nurse for its Ortho/Neuro/Surgical department in Rapid City, South Dakota. The RN provides compassionate, relationship-centered, patient-focused care and contributes to the prevention or resolution of illness, disability, or injury, the alleviation of suffering, and patient advocacy in collaboration with interdisciplinary healthcare providers, families, and support systems. The nurse exercises independent judgment through the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement, and evaluate direct patient care in accordance with professional standards, institutional policies, and applicable laws and regulations. The position follows the ANA Nursing Process and ANA Standards of Professional Performance. The RN coordinates care, promotes health and safety, evaluates patient progress, maintains professional competence, collaborates with patients and colleagues, integrates ethical and research considerations into practice, and supports quality improvement and safe, effective nursing services. The role also requires competent use of applicable technology and software to document care and access work-related applications. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Completion of a nursing education program approved by a board of nursing.
Registered Nurse (RN) credential from the South Dakota Board of Nursing.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 60 days of hire or transfer.
Ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of Registered Nurse experience.
Bachelor's degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Collect comprehensive data relevant to the patient's health and situation.
Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses or issues.
Identify expected outcomes for an individualized plan of care.
Develop and implement a care plan using strategies and alternatives to achieve expected outcomes.
Ensure patient progression along the care plan and evaluate progress toward outcomes.
Coordinate care delivery.
Promote health and a safe environment through health teaching and health promotion.
Provide consultation within the nursing role to influence care plans, enhance others' abilities, and effect change.
Enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and maintain knowledge and competency reflecting current practice.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, guidelines, laws, rules, and regulations.
Contribute to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
Collaborate with patients, families, and others in nursing practice.
Integrate ethical provisions and research findings into practice.
Consider safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning and delivering nursing services.
Provide leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
Support Monument Health's purpose, vision, and values, and comply with the legal scope of practice, applicable standards, policies, and the Code of Ethics for Nurses.
Use applicable technology and software to support and document nursing activities and patient care, and access work-related organizational applications.
Seek opportunities to improve the quality of patient care through innovative and creative problem solving.
Perform other duties as assigned.