Surgery RN

CommonSpirit Health • Hixson, TN

9d • Onsite

About The Position

As our Medical Surgical Nurse, you will provide comprehensive care to a diverse patient population, often from specialized service lines like cardiac, orthopedic, or critical care, continuously building your education and experience.Every day you will perform patient assessments, administer medications, manage complex care plans, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, adapting to rapidly changing needs in a fast-paced environment.To be successful in this role, you will possess an enthusiastic, patient-first mindset, keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a sense of urgency, thriving in a dynamic clinical setting where no two days are alike. Skilled performance in extreme life threatening emergencies. Prioritizing, coordinating, and meeting multiple patient needs and requests in a timely manner. Anticipating and preventing periods of extreme workload within a shift as evidenced by good time management and organizational skills. Detection and documentation of significant changes in a patient's condition. Assist patients to understand their illness and the effects of lifestyle including diet, activity, smoking and weight loss. Assess and evaluate a patient's readiness to learn, and consider factors affecting a patient's learning ability and knowledge level.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Of Nursing
• At least one (1) years' experience in perioperative surgical area or ICU, upon hire

Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments
• Administer medications
• Manage complex care plans
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams
• Prioritizing, coordinating, and meeting multiple patient needs and requests in a timely manner.
• Anticipating and preventing periods of extreme workload within a shift as evidenced by good time management and organizational skills.
• Detection and documentation of significant changes in a patient's condition.
• Assist patients to understand their illness and the effects of lifestyle including diet, activity, smoking and weight loss.
• Assess and evaluate a patient's readiness to learn, and consider factors affecting a patient's learning ability and knowledge level.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees