Med Surg

Opportunity:

RN - Med Surg

Job Details:

• Work 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
• Implement professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person within a caring environment focused on healing and wellness
• Base nursing practices on evidence, current research, hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines
• Perform and document comprehensive patient assessments in accordance with RN scope of practice
• Consider patient culture, age, and developmental level when designing care actions and interventions
• Identify patient risk factors, presenting complaints, and develop prioritized problem lists
• Collect objective and subjective data and obtain patient health information from family or others as necessary
• Determine desired patient outcomes in coordination with patient and family in accordance with medical plan of care
• Fully implement patient care therapies and procedures with clinical autonomy within scope of practice
• Explain procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families
• Recognize, respond to, and communicate changes in patient condition appropriately
• Conduct and document ongoing assessments and responses to procedures and therapies using the nursing process
• Delegate tasks appropriately and oversee team members in the performance of patient care activities
• Monitor accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care provided by other team members
• Identify and address educational needs of patients related to prioritized problems
• Facilitate patient discharge process by executing discharge orders in a timely manner and coordinating with Case Management
• Actively participate in unit-based quality improvement activities including patient satisfaction, fall prevention, pressure ulcer prevention, and CAUTI monitoring
• Promote a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions
• Apply critical thinking, creativity, and all four phases of the nursing process in clinical decision-making