Nurse-Registered Weekender Traditional Night: OR

BMH Memphis Hospital; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

BMH Memphis Hospital seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse to provide direct and indirect patient care in a busy Memphis setting. You will collaborate with physicians, leadership, and a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care, maintain patient autonomy and dignity, and support education and discharge planning.

Responsibilities include patient assessments, administering medications, patient education, and prioritizing care using nursing processes and critical thinking.

Qualifications

• 1 year of nursing experience.
• RN licensure with BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and treats patients per physician orders and nursing plan.
• Administers medications as prescribed and monitors patient responses.
• Provides patient education and supports self-care activities.
• Develops and implements teaching plans with family involvement as appropriate.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective patient care.
• Assists physicians with procedures and uses technical skills as needed.
• Addresses psychosocial needs and coordinates discharge planning with social services.
• Practices cost-effective care and prudent use of supplies.

Skills

Computer literacy

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Job description

Job Summary

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

Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition.
• Has 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 effectiveness of learning; 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.
• 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 health care.
• Assumes lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.

Specifications

Experience

++Minimum Required++

• 1 year of experience

++Preferred/Desired++

Education

++Minimum Required++

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

++Preferred/Desired++

Training

++Minimum Required++

++Preferred/Desired++

Special Skills

++Minimum Required++

• Computer literacy

++Preferred/Desired++

Licensure

++Minimum Required++

• RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE

++Preferred/Desired++

• ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification