RN-MED/SURG IMCU 2W3

About the Role

We are seeking a patient-driven and highly motivated Registered Nurse to join our Medical Surgical Unit at Methodist Hospitals. Come be a part of a Magnet-recognized team and help lead the way to better health. Our nurses exemplify the INURSE values through integrity, nursing excellence, unity, respect, scholar, and evidence-based practice.

• Methodist was one of just seventy-four cancer programs in the nation to receive the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer’s Outstanding Achievement Award during its last accreditation period.
• We have been named one of America’s Best Breast Centers by the Women’s Choice Awards for four years in a row.
• Methodist Hospitals is proud to achieve Magnet recognition, reinforcing our dedication to quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Administers medications within the scope of practice and the hospital's policies and procedures.
• Assesses, evaluates, interprets, and documents the patient's physical and mental status.
• Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and significant others to understand care requirements and works to resolve patient problems through the use of multidisciplinary teams.
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patients and significant others to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by the state board of nursing and other governing agency regulations.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel; protects patients and employees by adhering to policies and protocols.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential; maintains continuity through documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs in the electronic medical record.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Completes annual competency and regulatory education.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results measured by Press Ganey/HCAPS, AIDET, and Model of Care and Conduct.

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of a variety of medical equipment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to administer medications per policy and procedure.
• Ability to follow the National Patient Safety Goals.
• Ability to interpret lab and diagnostic results as they relate to patient status.
• Ability to communicate with all disciplines using SBAR.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Demonstrates courteous, kind, caring, compassionate, and positive attitude and support to the organization.
• Clinical skills, bedside manner, infection control, nursing skills, physiological knowledge, administering medication, medical teamwork, multi-tasking, listening, verbal communication, health promotion, and maintenance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred; College Diploma in Nursing required.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse.
• Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Medical Surgical areas.
• ACLS required for ED/ICU.
• 0 years of experience required.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus.
• Competitive benefits.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Competitive salary.