Registered Nurse - Medical Respiratory

About the role

Licensed new graduate nurse from an accredited nursing program who actively participates in SSM Health New Graduate Nurse Residency Program. Provides professional nursing care to patients, which includes assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, delegating and monitoring tasks assigned to other members of the care team in accordance with professional nursing standards. Responsible for the delivery of age appropriate care for assigned patients with a wide variety of medical conditions. Department: Medical Respiratory Intermediate Care Unit.

Responsibilities

• Performs specialized tasks based on demonstrated competence to provide nursing care for patient population served.
• Performs patient assessments including biophysical, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and age appropriate needs of the patients, including the assessment of nutrition, pain management, and signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect in order to develop, evaluate and modify patient's plan of care.
• Develops a realistic, comprehensive patient family educational plan, using appropriate resources and methods of instruction and provides patient/family health education and coaching.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation including the processing of physician orders, in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Monitors and evaluates delivery of nursing care given by team members based on patient needs and professional judgement.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals regarding all aspects of patient care.
• Completes competency and requirements.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's scope of service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• Experience: No experience required.
• Physical Requirements: Constant use of speech; constant standing and walking; frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects 0-25 lbs; frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry; frequent use of vision and depth perception for near (≤20 in) and far (≥20 ft) and color discrimination; frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors; frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery; occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects 25-50 lbs; occasional lifting/moving of patients; occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements; occasional driving; rare crawling and running.
• Required Professional License and/or Certifications: Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) and Registered Professional Nurse (RN) licensure as applicable by state: Illinois (IDFPR), Missouri (Division of Professional Registration or compact state), Oklahoma (compact state or OBN), Wisconsin (compact state or Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services).

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
• Work Shift: Night Shift
• Schedule: 0.9 Nights