Registered Nurse - Progressive Care - Vascular Urology

SSM Health; Missouri; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus eligibility

Job summary

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Missouri seeks a Registered Nurse to assess, manage, and direct nursing care during hospitalization, coordinating with the care team to deliver patient-centered outcomes. You will perform comprehensive nursing assessments, document findings accurately, administer medications, and educate patients and families about their care and discharge planning.

This full-time role offers a 7a–7p schedule with weekend options, competitive benefits, a sign-on

Qualifications

• Performs comprehensive nursing assessment/reassessment.
• Accurately and completely documents findings.
• Provides patient education and discharge planning per guidelines.
• Administers and documents medications accurately according to policies.
• Collaborates with health team for daily plan of care and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with appropriate health team members for coordination of daily plan of care for assigned patients.
• Provides, coordinates and communicates patient care, including accurate Handoff Communication Reports.
• Administers and documents medications accurately according to policies and procedures.
• Monitors, maintains and documents accurate IV fluids and parenteral nutrition according to policies and procedures.
• Completes referrals as indicated by assessment data.
• Requests consultation for special needs, equipment, or information for patient and/or family.
• Provides patient/family education and discharge planning per documentation guidelines and protocol.
• Clarifies all physician orders as warranted.
• Acknowledges and implements physician orders in an accurate and timely manner as evidenced by documentation in the medical record.
• Assists physician with procedures/treatments as requested or delegates to Care Partner as appropriate.
• Documents "Readback" for all telephone/verbal orders.
• Takes telephone/verbal orders only in emergency situations.
• Recognizes changes in patient's condition and takes appropriate nursing actions.
• Involves the family/guardian when

Skills

Nursing Assessment

Patient Education

Care Coordination

Medication Administration

Documentation

Team Collaboration

Education

RN License

Tools

EMR Software

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Worker Type: Regular

Job Highlights: Sign-on Bonus: Please speak with your recruiter about sign on bonus eligibility!

Schedule Options: Full Time, Weekend Option available

Schedule Time Options: 7a-7p

Benefits: Competitive, affordable health insurance including but not limited to:

• Getting paid every day!
• Access up to $5,250 in tuition coverage per year
• Paid maternity & paternity coverage
• Adoption assistance
• Various competitive health insurance options & wellness plans
• Retirement benefits including employer matching plans
• Long & short-term disability
• Employee assistance programs (EAP)
• Please note, benefits and eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply.

#CoreHire

Job Summary: The Registered Nurse is a professional practitioner who assesses, manages, directs, and provides nursing care care activities during the patient's hospital stay and coordinates planning with other disciplines utilizing a patient/customer driven approach.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

Position Accountabilities And Performance Criteria

Essential Functions: The following are essential job accountabilities and performance criteria:

• Performs comprehensive nursing assessment/reassessment.

Criteria

• Performs age-appropriate admission assessment or transfer assessment. Obtains input from family/guardian when appropriate.
• Accurately and completely documents findings.
• Performs assessment of post-op/post-invasive procedure patients.
• Assesses and documents education and discharge needs of patient and family on admission and throughout hospitalization.
• Provides patient reassessment documenting pertinent observations according to the patient plan of care, changes in condition, status and/or diagnosis, response to care, procedures, etc., and standards of care.
• Establishes, coordinates and evaluates a plan of care based on analysis of assessment data, patient diagnosis, lab data, tests, procedures, physician orders, protocols and standards of care and other information as relevant.

Criteria

• Identifies short and long term goals based on patient care needs.
• Formulates nursing interventions to achieve desired patient outcome.
• Incorporates disease specific evidenced based practice into nursing care plan and other documentation.
• Provides and documents nursing interventions based on assessed patient needs, plan of care, and changes in patient status.

Criteria

• Collaborates with appropriate health team members for coordination of daily plan of care for assigned patients.
• Provides, coordinates and communicates patient care, including accurate Handoff Communication Reports.
• Administers and documents medications accurately according to policies and procedures.
• Monitors, maintains and documents accurate IV fluids and parenteral nutrition according to policies and procedures.
• Completes referrals as indicated by assessment data.
• Requests consultation for special needs, equipment, or information for patient and/or family.
• Provides patient/family education and discharge planning per documentation guidelines and protocol.
• Clarifies all physician orders as warranted.
• Acknowledges and implements physician orders in an accurate and timely manner as evidenced by documentation in the medical record.
• Assists physician with procedures/treatments as requested or delegates to Care Partner as appropriate.
• Documents "Readback" for all telephone/verbal orders.
• Takes telephone/verbal orders only in emergency situations.
• Recognizes changes in patient's condition and takes appropriate nursing actions.
• Involves the family/guardian when