Rn Jobs in St Cloud

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Tennessee Board of Nursing, or hold a temporary permit to practice.
• Currently certified, or scheduled for certification or recertification training according to department guidelines, in the life-support program(s) specific to the unit(s) worked, such as CPR, ACLS, or NALS.
• Knowledge of illness and health-problem etiology, pathophysiology, and prognosis; the nursing and management processes; current developments in nursing; and hospital functions, policies, procedures, and regulations related to nursing service.
• For staff involved in age-specific care, knowledge of the biopsychosocial needs of adult, geriatric, and pediatric patients; knowledge of pediatric or geriatric growth and development needs where applicable.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of self or others.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in the department specialty is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess and identify patients’ physiological and psychosocial problems and needs.
• Develop an individualized nursing care plan for each patient with goals stated in measurable outcomes.
• Ensure nursing care plans are consistent with medical plans and accepted current standards of care and practice.
• Assign work to team members using patient acuity data and maintain accountability for team members under the nurse’s direction.
• Ensure nursing care complies with current hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Apply infection-control principles and collaborate with the infection control nurse to promote the safety of patients, staff, and visitors.
• Participate in orienting new personnel.
• Assist clinical instructors in providing learning experiences for nursing students.
• Document review and/or revision of each assigned patient’s plan of care at least every 24 hours.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Provide safe, efficient, competent care and demonstrate competency in unit-specific functions.

Benefits

• Full-time benefits