Registered Nurse: Compassionate Care & Team Collaboration

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Memphis, TN is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to provide high-quality direct and indirect patient care in a collaborative environment. 

The role involves assessing patients, administering medications, and working closely with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes while ensuring safety and dignity.

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited nursing program with at least 2 years of experience, along with required RN licensure and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in current unit or in specialty area.
• Licensed RN; BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and indirect patient care in assigned care settings.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes.
• Assesses patients appropriately based on medical conditions.
• Administers medications as prescribed.
• Communicates with social services for psychosocial needs.

Skills

Patient care

Critical thinking

Communication

Compassion

Decision making

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Overview

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

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in current unit or in specialty area.

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