Rn Jobs in St Cloud

About The Position

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing.
• One (1) year experience as a registered nurse.
• Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.
• Basic computer skills
• Mathematical skills
• Working knowledge of Patient Equip (vitals, suction, defib)

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program or successful completion of a comparable residency from another organization.
• 1 year of licensed practical nurse (LPN) experience for internal candidates within the same service line.
• Nursing diploma with licensure to practice as a registered nurse.

Responsibilities

• Collects data and completes nursing assessment utilizing appropriate area and/or age specific standards/policies and tools.
• Completes appropriate forms.
• Assesses and recognizes subtle or actual changes in patients' status and patient response to intervention.
• Identifies nursing priorities for patient plan of care based on nursing assessment (and other data as appropriate).
• Validates these priorities with healthcare team members and documents appropriately.
• Develops an individual plan of care based on the age and assessed needs of the patient.
• Develops the plan in collaboration with the patient and/or family, the physician, and other members of the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Updates the plan based on changes in the patient's condition and communicates changes in the plan to other members of the team.
• Identifies realistic and measurable goals and outcomes to be attained prior to discharge.
• Validates these with the patient and/or family.
• Demonstrates respect for the patient's/family's cultural, spiritual, and belief system in planning for care.
• Includes planning for discharge to assure continuity of care and a smooth transition post discharge from one level of care to another (to include appropriate referrals).
• Provides direct care to assigned patients consistent with the established nursing plan.
• Performs specific tasks based on organizational, departmental and/or unit policies and procedures within the RN scope of practice.
• Delegates nursing tasks as appropriate to members of the healthcare team, developing written assignments (if appropriate) and ensures completion of assigned tasks.
• Monitors quality of care delivered on a continual basis; ensures appropriate surveillance of assigned patients.
• Provides care based on patient and unit priorities, coordinating and organizing tasks as appropriate, utilizing known resources internal and external to the unit.
• Incorporates cost containment principles into nursing care.
• Assumes responsibility for patient safety by maintaining a safe environment to include awareness of safety procedures, protocols and adherence to patient care standards.
• Utilizes appropriate technology in daily practice.
• Utilizes performance indicators to collect data, monitor quality and effectiveness while providing nursing care.
• Completes assigned hospital/unit performance improvement monitoring (audits).
• Evaluates nursing plan of care for effectiveness and determines progress toward expected outcomes.
• Revises diagnosis, outcomes and plan of care based on evaluation of data.
• Reports changes in patient status and refers unresolved problems to appropriate health team members.
• Discusses outcomes with peers via shift-to-shift report and with other healthcare team members as appropriate.
• Evaluates opportunities for quality improvement and based upon evaluation, incorporates PI recommendation into nursing plan of care as appropriate.
• Identifies/assesses patient/family learning needs and teaches accordingly by using language and terminology that the patient/family is familiar with providing examples to clarify ideas, implementing and evaluating teaching plan (encourages patient/family, involvement/participation).
• Communicates the patient/family's need for education/teaching to others in the healthcare continuum.
• Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standard guidelines, state statutes, family policies, procedures, rules and regulations and current specific knowledge.
• Maintains competency through education and professional activities.
• Reflects on identified areas of strength that offer opportunity for improvement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Bonus eligible