Registered Nurse - Float Pool - Full Time - Days

About the role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities they serve and the people they employ. This includes helping families grow through special deliveries, offering compassionate care during difficult diagnoses, and going above and beyond to meet patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Provides appropriate care specific to the age and population of the customer/patient, ensuring understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.
• Demonstrates ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs and culture.
• Performs an initial and ongoing assessment to determine the assigned patient's ongoing nursing care needs. Includes data from the patient/significant other(s) in the assessment as appropriate. Prioritizes data collection according to patient's immediate needs.
• Develops/reviews/revises and individualizes the plan of care to address the patient's nursing care needs for optimum patient care outcomes. Collaborates with physicians and other clinical disciplines as appropriate. Provides teaching specific to the patient's health care problem.
• Implements interventions that are consistent with the established plan of care in a safe and appropriate manner. Is familiar with, and follows, nursing protocols and standards of care for their unit. Uses current knowledge in nursing practice based on standards and research literature. Administers medication without error and utilizes critical thinking regarding medication effects on patient.
• Evaluates patient care to determine response to care/interventions for optimal patient outcome. Monitors outcomes and documents patient response to interventions. Evaluates the patient's capabilities and/or limitations related to nursing and medical interventions. Continually monitors the patient and/or significant other(s) ability to manage care needs after dismissal. Gives a complete verbal or written change of shift report to the oncoming care provider.
• Maintains a professional behavior in attitude, demeanor, interactions to achieve organization's mission. Participates in meetings and/or committees as needed to assist in decisions effecting area/unit or organization. Identifies and participates in performance improvement activities. Initiates action to correct, prevent, and/or minimize risk(s) to the patient, family or hospital employees (e.g., falls, needle sticks, patient concerns).

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing preferred. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• License/Certifications: Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) license, valid compact multistate license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required. Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire. American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred. American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) preferred. Core certification related to area of specialty from National Certification Corporation (NCC) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) preferred within 1 year of eligibility.
• Experience: No experience necessary.
• Skills/Knowledge/Abilities: Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and interact with patients, family members, hospital personnel, and co-workers. Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments. Ability to learn, retain, and utilize computer skills that are required for department and hospital information system.

Qualifications

• Weight Demands: Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force. Physical Activity: Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Sitting, Frequently Performed (34%-66%): Balancing, Carrying, Crouching, Distinguishing colors, Keyboarding/typing, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Repetitive Motions, Stooping/bending, Twisting, Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Grasping, Hearing, Reaching, Seeing/Visual, Speaking/talking, Standing, Walking.
• Job Hazards: Not Related: Electrical Shock/Static, Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means). Rare (1-33%): Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-Ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc), Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means) - NICU only. Occasionally (34%-66%): Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment). Equipment/Machinery/Tools, Explosives (pressurized gas), Hazardous Drugs (exposure risks, personal protective equipment required), Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex), Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF), Mechanical moving parts/vibrations.