Staff RN- Medical Unit 3

OhioHealth • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

Provides general nursing care to patients and families throughout the continuum of care in diverse, acute health care settings. The department has scheduled staff to operate 24/7/365. The RN is accountable for the practice of nursing as defined by the Ohio Board of Nursing and delegates nursing tasks to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) using criteria in the Ohio Nurse Practice Act. In accordance with department policies and nursing care standards, the RN provides professional nursing care services and is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for assigned patients.

As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), OhioHealth expects the role to focus on safety, quality, and efficiency in performing job duties. The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties, is not exhaustive, and may change at any time.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license from the State of Ohio and/or a current Registered Nurse license in good standing with a multistate compact state.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• BSN required at five years of employment.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial, ongoing, and functional health status assessments as applicable to the population or individual (30%).
• Documents planned nursing interventions based on nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems to achieve outcomes appropriate to patient needs (30%).
• Evaluates and documents responses to nursing interventions and achievement of outcomes at appropriate intervals; works with a multidisciplinary team to revise plans of care based on evaluative data (20%).
• Participates in process improvement activities to achieve targeted measures of clinical quality, customer satisfaction, and financial performance (10%).
• Performs operations responsibilities (10%).
• Delegates nursing tasks to LPNs and UAPs according to criteria in the Ohio Nurse Practice Act.
• Focuses on safety, quality, and efficiency while performing job duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time