RN-Weekend Nurse: Hospitalist

About the Role

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. Delivers high-quality patient care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision making, compassion, integrity, respect, and empathy. Preserves the patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and restores health whenever possible. Performs general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition.
• Administers ordered medications as prescribed and demonstrates knowledge of medications.
• Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient, including basic self-care activities.
• Formulates a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; includes family in teaching as appropriate.
• Utilizes nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services.
• Communicates and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
• Assists 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.
• Demonstrates cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.
• Prioritizes patient care effectively and efficiently.
• Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with healthcare.
• Engages in lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.

Requirements

• 1 year of nursing experience.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Computer literacy.
• RN licensure; BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
• ACLS/PALS certification (preferred).

Work Environment

Physical Demands

• Activity Level: Medium to heavy energy level throughout the workday.
• Lifting/Carrying: Lift and carry 40-50 lbs; push/pull 150-200 lbs (e.g., patient on bed or stretcher); lateral transfer of 150-200 lbs (e.g., patient).
• Physical Activities:
  • Sitting: Frequent
  • Standing: Continuous
  • Walking: Frequent
  • Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders): Occasional
  • Carrying objects: Frequent
  • Push/Pull: Frequent
  • Twisting: Frequent
  • Bending: Frequent
  • Reaching Forward: Frequent
  • Reaching Overhead: Frequent
  • Squat/Kneel/Crawl: Occasional
  • Wrist position deviation: Occasional
  • Pinching/fine motor activities: Frequent
  • Keyboard use/repetitive motion: Occasional
  • Talk or hear: Continuous
• Sensory Requirements:
  • Color discrimination: Required
  • Near vision: Required (accurate)
  • Far vision: Required (accurate)
  • Depth perception: Required
  • Hearing: Required (accurate)

Environmental Exposures

• Blood-borne pathogens: Anticipated
• Chemical exposure: Anticipated
• Airborne communicable diseases: Anticipated
• Radiation: Anticipated
• Dust/particulate matter: Anticipated