Registered Seasonal Nurse, Nights

Hourly rate: $65

About the role

Kindred Hospital Indianapolis is a 59-bed long-term acute care hospital offering the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care seven days a week to support your journey to wellness. We are located by White River just off North White Parkway.

The Seasonal Staffing program provides a temporary opportunity for the employee to work a minimum of 36 hours (typically 3–12-hour shifts) per week for a 12-week commitment period at a Seasonal Agreement rate of pay. Once the initial commitment period has exhausted, the employee can extend the agreement up to an additional 12 weeks in 4-week increments. The employee’s status during this period will be Per Diem and ineligible for benefits. At the end of the Seasonal Agreement, the employee may have the option, based on current job openings, to change status to full-time, part-time, or per diem. The employee may be required to float between units.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the standard of nursing care and implements policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department.
• Directs, supervises, and evaluates nursing care provided to patients.
• Assigns nursing care team members in accordance with patient needs, team members' capabilities, and qualifications.
• Documents patient admission assessment and reassessments, patient care plans, and other pertinent information completely in the patient’s medical record according to nursing standards and policies.
• Performs assessment on all patients on admission and reassessments as per policy; makes referrals to other disciplines based on assessment.
• Develops and updates nursing care plans, ensuring coordination with patient, family, and other team members.
• Assesses and reassesses pain, utilizing appropriate pain management techniques and educating the patient and family regarding pain management.
• Revises the plan of care as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment and evaluates the overall plan daily for effectiveness.
• Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for the patient’s age.
• Performs treatments and provides services to the level of licensure.
• Receives physician’s orders, ensures transcription is accurate, and documents completion.
• Assists physicians with examinations, treatments, and special procedures; performs services requiring technical and manual skills within the scope of practice.
• Administers medication utilizing the five rights of medication administration to reduce the potential for medication errors.
• Formulates a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluates the effectiveness of learning; includes family in teaching as appropriate.
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves them in the formation of the plan of care.
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity; identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious/spiritual needs.
• Functions as a liaison between administration, patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers.
• Interprets data about the patient’s status to identify age-specific needs and provide appropriate care.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/healthcare errors.
• Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.
• Answers telephone, paging system, patients’ call lights, anticipates patients’ needs, and makes rounds of assigned patients.
• Initiates or assists with emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patients’ conditions.
• Provides end-of-shift report to the oncoming nurse, ensures narcotics are counted, documentation is complete, and physician orders are signed off.
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to management, co-workers, and physicians.
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with Social Service/Discharge Planner regarding both in-hospital and post-discharge needs.
• Consults other departments as appropriate to provide an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
• Participates in the orientation, instruction, and training of new personnel.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing, or Nursing Diploma program.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• BCLS certification.
• ACLS preferred.
• Minimum six months’ Medical/Surgical experience in an acute care setting preferred.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on the age of the patient and their clinical condition.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Able to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities, and function under stressful situations.
• Ability to maintain a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments.

Pay

Hourly rate: $65

Schedule

Minimum of 36 hours per week (typically 3–12-hour shifts) for a 12-week commitment period. The employee may be required to float between units.