RN - ED - Desoto

Job Summary

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Provides direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting. Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership, co-workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Utilizes critical thinking, nursing processes, decision making, compassion, integrity, respect, and empathy to provide high quality patient care.

• Able to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Affords appropriate and accurate assessment of the patient based on their medical condition.
• Displays knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed.
• Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient, including basic self-care activities.
• Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates its effectiveness; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services.
• Communicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
• Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with social services regarding both hospital and post-discharge needs.
• Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care.
• Assumes lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.

Specifications

Minimum Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Preferred/Desired: BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE, ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification.

Requirements

Minimum Required: RN.

Qualifications

Computer literacy.

Skills

Cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.

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