Registered Nurse - Pre Admissions - Full Time - Days

Praxy; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Nebraska Methodist Health System in Council Bluffs, IA, is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse to provide high-quality patient care. The role emphasizes individualized assessment, care planning, and coordination with physicians and other clinical staff to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

The position involves daytime hours Monday through Friday with a 32-hour work week, and requires adherence to established nursing protocols and continuous improvement in patient education and discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Provides age-appropriate care to patients per Population Specific Criteria.
• Identifies opportunities for individualized customer service/patient care.
• Performs initial and ongoing assessment of the assigned patient's nursing care needs.
• Includes data from the patient and family in the assessment as appropriate.
• Prioritizes data collection according to the patient's immediate needs.
• Uses assessment findings in discharge planning.
• Develops and revises the care plan to address patient nursing needs for optimum outcomes.
• Collaborates with physicians and other clinical disciplines as appropriate.
• Provides teaching specific to the patient's health care problem.
• Care plan reflects continuing care needs and referrals for discharge/transfer.
• Implements interventions that are consistent with the plan of care.
• Follows nursing protocols and standards of care for their unit.
• Uses current nursing knowledge in practice and research.
• Administers medication without error and considers medication effects on patients.
• Evaluates

Job description

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Work Schedule: 32 hours/week, M - F, variable/flexible daytime hours.

Accountable for the delivery of quality care to patients and families according to the individualized needs of the patient.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

Provides appropriate care specific to the age and population of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.

• Demonstrates ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs and culture.

Performs an initial and ongoing assessment to determine the assigned patient's ongoing nursing care needs.

• Includes data from the patient/significant other(s) in the assessment as appropriate.
• Prioritizes data collection according to patient's immediate needs.
• Uses assessment findings in discharge planning.

Develops/reviews/revises and individualizes the plan of care to address the patient's nursing care needs for optimum patient care outcomes.

• Collaborates with physicians and other clinical disciplines as appropriate.
• Provides teaching specific to the patient's health care problem.
• Care plan reflects continuing care needs and/or referrals for discharge/transfer.

Implements interventions that are consistent with the established plan of care in a safe and appropriate manner.

• Is familiar with, and follows, nursing protocols and standards of care for their unit.
• Uses current knowledge in nursing practice based on standards and research literature.
• Administers medication without error and utilizes critical thinking regarding medication effects on patient.

Evaluates