Registered Nurse- Med Surge, Nights

Right Hire Consulting LLC; Andalusia (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Right Hire Consulting LLC seeks a Registered Nurse for Med-Surg, night shift in Alabama. The role covers total patient care, assessment, care planning, and evaluation with supervision of staff across units. Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays is required.

You will provide patient and family education, lead nursing teams, and ensure quality care following the nursing process. BLS and ACLS certifications are required, with ACLS due within 6 months of hire.

Qualifications

• Ability to function in stressful situations.
• Verbal ability to present information related to nursing theory and practice.
• Leadership qualities for guiding team members and maintaining standards.
• Cognitive and practical ability to provide nursing care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation).
• Willingness to accept responsibility and accountability for delegating and coordinating nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Provide total care for assigned clients in the unit.
• Perform assessment, reassessment, establish diagnoses, plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Initiate health care training and education for client/family.
• Supervise licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel.
• Maintain staffing coverage including weekends and holidays.

Skills

Stress management

Verbal communication

Leadership

Nursing process

Accountability

Job description

About the job Registered Nurse- Med Surge, Nights

The registered nurse assumes principle responsibility for total care of assigned clients in the respective unit. This nurse is responsible for the processes of assessment, reassessment, establishment of nursing diagnoses, formulation of the written plan of care, implementation of care, and evaluation of care. The nurse initiates health care training and education to the client / family as required while supporting and fostering the goals of the Department of Nursing. The registered nurse demonstrates awareness of ongoing needs of the unit and provides leadership and direction to other team members in maintaining optimal standards of nursing care. The position is accountable for the supervision of other licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel for assigned units. The position requires flexibility in scheduling and ability to work all shift patterns including weekends and holidays to insure continuity of care and appropriateness of nursing coverage to the patients on all units. The registered nurse is responsible for providing care to all of the patient population with consideration to age-specificity and diagnosis.

Required Skills

Required ability to function in stressful situations. Verbal ability to present information and ideas related to nursing theory and practice. Ability to accept responsibility and accountability to provide, delegate, and coordinate nursing care provided on assigned units as required with leadership qualities. The position requires the cognitive ability and practical ability to provide nursing care appropriate to the patient population assigned, considering client age and diagnosis with full implementation of the nursing process to include assessment/reassessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.

Required Skills

Certifications:

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Required Skills

Licenses: Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alabama.

Required Skills

BLS/CPR required within 30 days of hire date. ACLS required within 6 months of employment.