Med Surg

Opportunity:

RN - Med Surg

Job Details:

• Work 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• 13-week assignment
• Must be available to work holidays and weekends
• No special scheduling requirements
• Implement professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person in a caring environment focused on healing and wellness
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments in accordance with RN scope of practice, considering patient culture, age, and developmental level
• Identify patient risk factors, obtain health history, and collect objective and subjective data
• Develop and prioritize patient problem lists based on input from the inter-professional team
• Design and implement patient care interventions relevant to patient culture and age
• Determine desired outcomes in coordination with patient and family in accordance with medical plan of care
• 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
• Delegate tasks appropriately and oversee team members in the performance of patient care activities
• Identify and address educational needs of patients related to prioritized problems
• Facilitate patient discharge process including discharge teaching and coordination with Case Management
• Actively participate in unit-based quality improvement activities including patient satisfaction, patient falls, pressure ulcer prevention, and CAUTI monitoring
• Promote a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions