Registered Nurse Med Surg General Surgery

About the role

Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing.

Responsibilities

• Delivers patient-centered nursing care in accordance with standards of care defined by Wesley Medical Center Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice by participation in quality of care activities to initiate, implement, and sustain process improvements
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice and education
• Maintains patient’s progress toward the attainment of outcomes
• Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues and others
• Collaborates with the patient, significant others and health care providers in providing and advocating for patient care
• Considers safety and cost effectiveness when delivering patient care
• Decisions and actions on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical manner
• Participates in the improvement of operational functions of the department
• Evaluates and participates in opportunities for outstanding service to all customers and accepts responsibility in partnership that is equally respectful to everyone
• Demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge of age-appropriate competencies to department specific population
• Utilizes critical thinking and problem solving skills to identify, interpret, and access appropriate resources in patient specific scenario(s)
• Secures, administers and handles medication according to established guidelines
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date(RN)
• Registered Nurse

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Diploma

Skills

• Knowledge of patient's age and culture in the provision patient care
• Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes
• Utilizes knowledge of patient's age and culture in the provision patient care
• Contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care

Benefits

Wesley Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts