Med Surg Ortho RN

TriStar Health; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

Savings and retirement resources (401k

Education support (Galen College of N)

Job summary

TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, KY is recruiting a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care within the scope of the RN Practice Act. This role emphasizes therapeutic communication, patient safety, and collaborative care with an interdisciplinary team.

As a charge nurse when applicable, you will coordinate day-to-day care, supervise staff, and respond promptly to physician and patient needs while supporting the hospital mission and patient-centered goals.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse from accredited school of nursing.
• Current Licensure with KY Board of Nursing.
• Current BLS.
• ACLS within 6 months of hire.
• One year of clinical nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess plans and evaluate patients' care needs and carry out physician orders.
• Administer prescribed medications, change dressings, clean wounds, monitor vital signs.
• Monitor, record and communicate patient condition using computerized systems.
• Instruct and educate patients and families as part of a Multidisciplinary Care Planning team.

Skills

Therapeutic communication

Patient assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Performance improvement

Education

RN licensure (KY)

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Registered Nurse performs direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act.

Utilizes therapeutic communication in daily practice. Maintains a safe therapeutic environment.

Identifies nursing problems as they relate to the individual needs of the patient. Registered Nurse plans individualized patient care while utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Participates in performance improvement activities. Provides care and coordinates participation that fosters the goals of the hospital’s mission and vision statement.

When acting in charge nurse role, registered nurses are responsible for day-to-day activities to ensure the delivery of quality patient care in a therapeutic environment. Make staff assignments based on patient need, acuity and the skill of the staff. Serve as role models and clinical resource for the staff. Respond in a timely manner to requests for information or follow-up with physician, staff or patient issues.

What you will do in this role:

• You will assess plans and evaluate the patients care needs and will carry out physician orders.
• You will administer prescribed medications,changes dressings, cleans wounds,monitors vital signs.
• You will monitor,record and communicate patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.
• You will instruct and educate patients and families as part of part of a Multidisciplinary Care Planning team.

What qualifications you will need:

• Registered Nurse from accredited school of nursing
• Current Licensure with KY Board of Nursing
• Current BLS
• ACLS within 6 months of hire
• One year of clinical nursing experience preferred

Benefits

TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital is a 200+ bed facility serving Southern Kentucky and surrounding areas. Recognized by the Joint Commission as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®, TriStar Greenview is a national leader in providing quality healthcare. Home of Kentuckys first CardioMEMS HF System, we are also an accredited chest pain center that provides state-of-the-art cardiac care to patients managing heart failure. The facility is also a Certified Primary Stroke Center.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.