Registered Nurse (RN) | Stepdown Unit | FT Nights
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare · Memphis, TN · 2 days ago
HealthcareFull-time
Responsible for
- Counsels and educates patients and their families on care plans, medications, and self-care strategies.
- Develops, implements, and adjusts personalized patient care plans based on ongoing clinical assessments.
- Administers medications safely, following best practices in medication management.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated, high-quality patient care.
Requirements
- Required: Associates Degree Nursing
- Prior to 1 year of Registered Nurse experience preferred
- Tennessee Board of Nursing license required
- BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - American Heart Association certification required
- Comprehensive understanding of patient care, including the ability to conduct thorough assessments using the nursing process.
- Strong knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act and the scope of practice for a Registered Nurse.
- Ability to process complex clinical information using critical thinking to develop, implement, and support individualized care plans.
- Ability to effectively delegate tasks to team members, ensuring a collaborative, team-based approach to delivering high-quality patient care.
- Familiarity with healthcare technology that enhances patient safety and care efficiency (e.g., bar code scanning, electronic health records).
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse
Skills
- Comprehensive understanding of patient care
- Ability to conduct thorough assessments using the nursing process
- Strong knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act and the scope of practice for a Registered Nurse
- Ability to process complex clinical information using critical thinking
- Ability to effectively delegate tasks to team members
- Familiarity with healthcare technology
Benefits
- Collaborative, team-based approach to delivering high-quality patient care
- Opportunity to care for patients at a critical level while benefiting from a lower nurse-to-patient ratio
- Supportive and close-knit community
- Opportunity to learn and grow at a less demanding pace than higher acuity units
Pay
Compensation is commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Hours are flexible to accommodate the needs of the patient population and the hospital.