zzzRegistered Nurse, FT Nights

Kindred Hospital-south Florida-ft Lauderdale • Fort Lauderdale, FL

251d

About The Position

At ScionHealth, we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma program.
• Current state licensure as Registered Nurse.
• BCLS certification required.
• ACLS certifications preferred.
• Minimum six months' Medical/Surgical experience in an acute care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation.
• Develops nursing care plans in coordination with patient, family and interdisciplinary staff as necessary.
• Communicates changes in patient's clinical condition with Physicians, Nursing Supervisor/Manager, and co-workers as appropriate.
• Participates in discharge planning process.
• Maintains the standard of nursing care and implements policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department.
• Directs, supervises, provides and evaluates nursing care provided to patients.
• Assigns or delegates tasks based on the needs and condition of the patient, potential for harm, complexity of the task, and within scope of practice of the staff to whom the task is delegated.
• Documents patient admission assessment and reassessments, patient care plans and other pertinent information, completely in the patient's medical record according to nursing standards and policies.
• Performs assessment on all patients on admission and reassessments as per policy.
• Develops nursing care plan of assigned patient on admission, updates plan of care as needed and ensures plan of care is coordinated with patient, family, and other members of the team.
• Assesses and reassesses pain and utilizes appropriate pain management techniques.
• Revises the plan of care as indicated by the patient's response to treatment and evaluates overall plan daily for effectiveness.
• Receives physician's orders, ensures transcription is accurate and documents completion.
• Administers medication utilizing the five rights of medication administration reducing the potential for medication errors.
• Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning.
• Assists physicians with examinations, treatments and special procedures.
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity.
• Functions as liaison between administration, patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety.
• Initiates or assists with emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patients' condition.
• Provides end of shift report to oncoming nurse, narcotics are counted, documentation is complete, and physician orders signed off.
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree