Staff Registered Nurse--Perianesthesia--Full Time 80/hours biweekly--4/10 hr. shifts per week--Weeknight and every 7th weekend call required. Critical Care experience a plus!

About the position

To provide nursing care that is patient and family centered in an environment that exemplifies best practice and customer service; fosters relationship based care; and maintains the integrity of professional nursing standards. Nursing care guidelines are based on the ANA Code of Ethics, Indiana Nurse Practice Act, Nursing Process, and regulatory agency standards by which the RN provides patient care and shared leadership for the unit. Acute Care departments include: Medical Units, Surgery Units, Emergency Departments, Intensive Care Unit, Childbirth Center, Pediatric Unit, Operating Room, Hibbeln, Perianesthesia, Endoscopy/GI, Cardiac Cath Lab.

Responsibilities

• Uses resources and time effectively and efficiently.
• Manages time effectively; concentrates efforts on the most important priorities.
• Attends product and practice change education and applies such to promote non-salary cost saving.
• Possesses required functional and technical knowledge to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Makes appropriate patient care assignments based on nurse expertise, patient acuity and technical needs.
• Demonstrates ability to enhance workplace and apply new functional skills through use of evidence-based practice.
• Exhibits excellent guest relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers.
• Balances and prioritizes the needs of a variety of customers including patients, providers, community members and fellow associates.
• Responds to changing customer needs with a positive and collaborative approach.
• Manages customer expectations by communicating about progress, challenges and results.
• Maintains a therapeutic environment through noise reduction and appropriate use of electronic devices in patient care areas.
• Places a high level of safety focus on HRH patients, guests, associates, and self.
• Utilizes the event management system; reports near misses and participates in proactive processes to reduce error.
• Demonstrates a strong emphasis on leadership, personal and professional growth.
• Seeks opportunity for growth in areas such as certification, Hospital clinical advancement programs, advanced degree, and nursing shared leadership.
• Inspires, motivates, and guides others toward goal accomplishments.
• Consistently develops and sustains cooperative working relationships.
• Encourages cooperation within the organization and with customers.
• Participates in nursing research projects/evidence based practice for unit or facility.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• If a graduate from a nursing school that is not accredited, a minimum of five years of acute care nursing experience is required.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) preferred or required within five years from date of hire.
• Area specific required education may be obtained upon hire and is to be maintained, e.g. ACLS, BLS, PALS, specialty certification.
• Current licensure by the Indiana State Board of Nurses’ Registration and Nursing Education as an active Registered Nurse.