Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical - Night

About the role

2 East – Surgical – Registered Nurse 2 East – 30 bed unit; primary focus – surgical, including all orthopedics, urology, and bariatric.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates safe medication practice.
• Maintains a professional image that reflects the employee’s role in health care, with confidence and a positive impression.
• Completes chart check to ensure no missed orders.
• Demonstrates therapeutic communication skills.
• Demonstrates ability to assess patient education needs and use of patient education resources.
• Demonstrates involvement in unit by attending 50% of staff/committee meetings and in-services for area.
• Demonstrates leadership through the nursing process and supervision while maintaining accountability for treatment and patient outcomes.
• Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty area, orientation and teaching of staff.
• Responds to delays in a calm manner. Apologizes for inconveniences and gives alternatives.
• Analyzes assessment data, identifies priority problems and documents on Plan of Care in PCS for patients and families and significant others.
• Uses effective problem-solving skills to plan patient care.
• Identifies critical factors evidencing changes in patient condition and responds appropriately.
• Completes and documents discharge assessment against plan of care goals.
• Initiates and maintains Intravenous Therapy according to IV standards.
• Responds appropriately to emergency situations.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics to prevent injury to self and others.
• Safely positions, transfers and transports patients.
• Functions as a virtual nurse as assigned which includes, but is not limited to, admissions, discharges, education, documentation through a virtual platform and working collaboratively with the bedside nursing staff.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
• Evidence of participation in educational programs to update and maintain current knowledge and clinical skills.
• Experience: Applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required. Previous nursing experience in specialty area preferred.