Registered Nurse - Med/Surg - Days

WellSpan Health

Waynesboro (Franklin County)

On-site

USD 25,000 - 35,000

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement savings plan

Education assistance

Childcare referral service

Job summary

WellSpan Health, located in Waynesboro, is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse for our Med Surg unit. This position involves providing professional nursing care to adult patients, coordinating care, and practicing evidence-based strategies.

Working within a dedicated team, you will ensure a high standard of safety and care while attending to patient needs and outcomes. Commitment to teamwork, communication, and continuous improvement is essential. As part of WellSpan, you will contribute to our mission of exceptional patient-centered care.

Qualifications

Valid Registered Nurse license required.
Basic Life Support certification required.
No specific previous experience required.

Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care as primary nurse for patients.
Administers prescribed treatments and medications.
Documents patient responses and maintains records.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Education

Diploma Program or Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Job Description

Part Time (48 Hours Biweekly) 2 12 hour shifts per week 0645-1915 Every 3rd weekend Every 3rd major and minor holiday

WellSpan Waynesboro Med Surg is a fast-paced, 35-bed unit that prioritizes patient-centered care. Our unit is dedicated to providing high-quality care to adult patients with a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions. Med Surg specializes in assessment, treatment, monitoring, and recovery of patients requiring medical management, post-operative care, telemetry monitoring, and interdisciplinary support. Our team is composed of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nursing assistants who collaborate to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care focused on safety, healing, and positive patient outcomes. We pride ourselves on teamwork, communication, and advocacy for all.

General Summary

Provides professional nursing care at the beginner practitioner level in accordance with the principles of patient and family-centered care based on the nursing process and according to the clinical standards of the hospital. Acts as a primary nurse for patients on the unit. Coordinates care planning with other disciplines. May require specialized skills depending on unit assignment.

Responsibilities

Provides and coordinates direct care in accordance with the principles of patient and family-centered care based on the nursing process and according to the clinical standards of the hospital. Acts as a primary nurse for patients on the unit. Synthesizes patient data to develop outcome-driven plans.
Safely and independently administers prescribed treatments, medications, and nursing interventions based on assessment and plan of care.
Appropriately organizes and prioritizes time based on patient condition and expected workload. Identifies changes in patients’ status and acts accordingly. Knows and can activate resources to achieve outcomes for patients.
Identifies and communicates individualized patient needs for safe handoffs during transitions of care. Collaborates with patient/family in care planning with all disciplines.
Appropriately and correctly documents the patient response to interventions and progress toward outcomes. Identifies and documents variances. Appropriately utilizes flow sheets, progress notes, and/or electronic medical record for documentation. Is able to identify system and unit-based nursing sensitive indicators; i.e. falls, pressure ulcers.
Identifies own areas of professional growth and development in performance improvement efforts. Recognizes the value of evidence-based research as it applies to best practice.
Promotes a professional practice environment that supports patient safety and quality through interdisciplinary collaboration, Shared Decision Making activities including peer review. Integrate shared decision making by unit committee membership or by supporting and helping fellow co-workers attend committee meetings and/or work on SDM projects. Serves as positive role model.
Begins to provide leadership for problem solving and goal formation. Negotiates for a win-win solution.
Delegates aspects of care to other nursing personnel in order to meet patient needs. Helps assistive personnel organize and set priorities for work. Monitors completion of tasks that are assigned or delegated to the patient care team.
Promotes collaboration and cooperation among physicians, nursing staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. Contributes to effective communications among all team members. Begins to display conflict resolution and negotiation skills to maximize team performance.
Virtual Nursing.
Variation of duties may result based on the assigned customer care unit(s). This may include differences in the specific clinical skills required of the RN. Unit based skill lists outline expectations beyond the house wide RN requirements. SYS-NURS-L Nursing Education Requirements Policy outlines current certification(s) required for specific areas of nursing practice and is considered to be part of the job description.
In addition to requirements specified in the license and certification section below, current BLS certification for all areas of nursing practice is required.
Current certification may be required for the following areas of nursing practice:
Emergency Care Center – ACLS, PALS
Intensive Care Center & MSCC Lead – ACLS, PALS
L&D – ACLS, NRP, - Experienced L&D nurses will obtain within 6 months and new L&D nurses will obtain at 1 year of experience
NICU – NRP
PEDS – PALS
PCC/PACU/ENDO – ACLS, PALS
Procedural – ACLS

Common Expectations

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).
Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and “error proof” systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
Maintains Adheres to established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Enhances professional growth and development through advanced/continuing education to maintain up-to-date knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Physical Demands