Med/Surg Registered Nurse (RN) – FT Days

About the role

Knoxville Hospital and Clinics seeks a Full-Time Registered Nurse in the Medical/Surgical Department. This position works 3 12-hour days from 7am – 7:30pm with weekend rotations every 4th weekend.

Responsibilities

• Uses assessment skills and techniques to determine patient needs and condition upon admission and on an ongoing basis, responding appropriately.
• Completes and documents the nursing admission assessment in a thorough and accurate manner as defined by unit policy.
• Hours rounding on patients.
• Initiates, develops, and documents the patient plan of care based on patient’s assessment and medical diagnosis and sets priorities for nursing actions in accordance with the unit’s policy on time-frames.
• Reviews and updates the plan of care once every 12 hours or as necessary.
• Develops a patient education and discharge plan as necessary.
• Collaborates with other health team members in planning and providing care.
• Delegates care to team members based on complexity, staff education and competency, state regulations and Knoxville Hospital and Clinics’ policy.
• Provides safe and comprehensive nursing care according to state regulations, hospital policy and procedure and DNV standards.
• Establishes care priorities based on patient problems; communicates with staff and new employees of patient problems, concerns, and changes in condition. Notifies physician promptly regarding concerns.
• Must be proficient in medication administration, including IV therapy, as evidenced by lack of medication errors, reports medication errors.
• Performs procedures accurately, completely, and safely according to established policy and procedure and physician orders.
• Provides care with minimal supervision in a timely manner.
• Maintains a safe work environment for patients and coworkers. Uses safety precautions and PPE appropriately.
• Uses an interdisciplinary approach to patient care.
• Uses critical thinking skills to intervene with appropriate care for urgent or emergent patient care needs.
• Care of acute and chronically ill patients.
• Able to identify and manage life-sustaining physiologic functions in unstable patients.
• IV and Central Line management skills.

Requirements

• Current license as a Registered Nurse in Iowa.
• Current BLS with ACLS and PALS preferred within one year.
• Mandatory Reporter Training.
• One year general Medical / Surgical experience preferred.
• Required to complete all annual competency training and maintain license and/or certification.

Benefits

This position is eligible for benefits for medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, retirement plan with company match of up to 6%, accrued hours for vacation and sick time, paid holidays, and company benefits for employee life, employee AD&D, short term and long-term disability.