Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical/ICU - Full Time - Nights

About the role

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. Our culture, known as The Meaning of Care, sets us apart by helping families grow through special deliveries, conveying difficult diagnoses with compassion, going above and beyond for patient needs, and celebrating personal health challenges.

We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a great work environment where all employees are valued. Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Responsibilities

• Provides an accurate and thorough assessment of the patient/family to identify human responses to actual or potential health conditions.
• Performs patient care assessments and reassessments based on patient condition and established policy/procedure.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively utilize the nursing process when providing assessment for all individuals.
• Demonstrates the ability to assess and reassess pain and pain management techniques utilized.
• Documents all assessment and reassessments in an accurate, legible, and timely manner.
• Formulates a nursing diagnosis to identify and plan for the needs of an individual, family, or group.
• Utilizes history and assessment information to identify patient problems and set goals.
• Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs.
• Evaluates the plan of care and treatment for all patients under his/her care to promote resolution of patient problems and positive patient outcomes.
• Evaluates overall plan daily for effectiveness and makes adjustments as needed to meet patient goals.
• Evaluates effectiveness of learning and discharge teaching needs.
• Captures and supervises patient care to provide for the management of a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• Communicates pertinent information regarding patient care appropriately and clearly.
• Aids physicians with procedures and patient rounds.
• Utilizes effective clinical delegation skills, demonstrating accountability for the scope of practice of the individual being delegated to and evaluation of the outcome of delegation.
• Consults with co-workers and other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient's needs and discharge plan.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate from an accredited Diploma School of Nursing/College of Nursing with an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (ASN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required. BSN preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: Current valid Nebraska 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. Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) preferred.
• Experience: Two to five years previous inpatient nursing experience preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Knowledge of computer resources.
• Proficiency in nursing practice.
• Exceptional ability to be self-directed.
• Outstanding ability to communicate with wide variety of disciplines.

Safety initiative

• Complies with Methodist Fremont Health safety policies and procedures and regulatory requirements e.g., Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Joint Commission (JCAHO), Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA).
• Performs job duties in a manner consistent with organization and departmental safety policies and procedures.

Job Description

Location: Methodist Fremont Health Hospital
Address: 450 E 23rd St. - Fremont, NE
Available Work Schedules: 7pm to 7am

Ask your recruiter/hiring manager about the following incentives that may be available for this position:
Sign-on bonus: Up to $30,000 (portion after six months, one year, two year and three years)
Tuition reimbursement: $10,000 (paid out over four years)
Shift differentials & other financial incentives
Referral Bonus: $10,000
Tuition assistance
Academic sponsorship with Methodist College
Free Parking

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, Keyboarding/typing, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Repetitive Motions, Stooping/bending, Twisting, Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Grasping, Hearing, Reaching, Seeing/Visual, Speaking/talking, Standing, Walking

Physical Requirements

• 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, 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, Rare (1-33%)
• Radiation: Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc), Radiaton Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means), 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), Frequent (67%-100%): Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex), Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF), Mechanical moving parts/vibrations

About Methodist

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.