Registered Nurse (Staff RN) - FT Night Shift, Women's Pavilion

Wooster Community Hospital; Wooster (OH); On-site; USD 4,408,000 - 6,115,000; Full time

Job summary

Wooster Community Hospital in Wooster, OH seeks a Staff RN for the Night Shift in the Women's Pavilion. The role involves direct patient care, coordination with the healthcare team, and on-call duties as needed.

Requires active Ohio RN license and BLS; BSN preferred and ongoing professional certification is encouraged. Ability to lift, push, and bend is required in this role. Join a compassionate team focused on high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Active nursing license in Ohio.
• Maintain current AHA BLS card while in this position.
• BSN preferred; clinical certification beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients using the Nursing Process.
• Coordinate with physicians and healthcare team for patient care.
• Administer medications following 6 rights and safe handling guidelines.
• Educate patients and families; perform age-appropriate teaching.
• Ensure safety and infection control measures; monitor environment.

Skills

Active nursing license

BLS (AHA) certification

Nursing assessment

Education

BSN

Clinical Certification

Tools

CPOE

Job description

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Registered Nurse (Staff RN) - FT Night Shift, Women's Pavilion

Full Time Professional Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster, OH, US

29 days ago Requisition ID: 3195

Salary Range: $31.86 To $44.39 Hourly

MAIN FUNCTION:

Provides nursing care to patients in an efficient, professional, compassionate and caring manner. Directs the activities of paraprofessional as they provide care. Responsible for assuring effective communication with patients, support persons and members of the healthcare team. Responsible for implementing nursing care of assigned patients via the Nursing Process including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation. Acts in compliance with hospital, Nursing Department policies/procedures and the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Ohio. Follows WCH Nursing Philosophy and practice model which are derived from the Synergy model and appropriate Service Standards as outlined in Employee Handbook.

RESPONSIBLE TO: Department Director, Clinical Manager, Charge Nurses

MUST HAVE REQUIREMENTS :

• Active license in the State ofOhio
• Maintain a current AHA (American Heart Association) Healthcare Provider BLS card while inthis position.

PREFERRED ATTRIBUTES:

• BSN
• ClinicalCertification

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Employees in this position may be:

• Exposed to blood, body fluids and/or airborne pathogens and are required to wear personal protective equipment
• Employees in this position must be able to push, pull, lift, carry, turn, crouch, and bendas necessary to complete nursing care tasks
• Required to take "on call"status
• Reassigned to another nursing unit to provide nursing care within current jobdescription
• Subject to STHR (short term hour reduction) according topolicy

DUTIES:

• Maintains appropriate clinicalskills:
  • Administers care according to WCH/unit policy/procedure, current standards of care andOhio Nurse PracticeAct
  • Performs assessments/reassessments and documentation relevant to patient's condition, needs and age, per nursing documentation guidelines. Communicates changes inpatient condition to physician in timely manner and suggests possible interventions and course of care as appropriate in a collaborativemanner.
  • Initiates, evaluates and reviews plan of care
• Provides age appropriate health teaching related to diagnosis, identified patient/familyneeds and medication, using available teaching resources and assuring patient family understanding by teachback
• Correctly demonstrates use of CPOE(Computer Physician OrderEntry)
• Demonstrates knowledge of drug purpose and effectiveness as related todiagnosis
• Follows 6 rights of medicationadministration
• Demonstrates appropriate/safe medication handling/administration
• Reassesses and documents effectiveness ofmedication
• Assures team members huddle and round on patients to:
  • Evaluate the environment to assure safety & infection control standards aremet
  • Evaluate the care provided to assure it is based on practice standards and evidencebased practice
  • Evaluate the educational plan and its implementation; assessing for and addressing gaps in care
  • Evaluate for any additional /alternative care needs, and patient/familysatisfaction
  • Evaluate adherence to nursing practice standards of care and documentation of care bythe nurse and teammembers
• Coordinate work to achieve maximum productivity. Able to multitask and prioritize workload. Work habits are consistently adjusted to accommodate multiple responsibilities and areprioritized and completed in a timelymanner.
• Demonstrate reasonable and rational judgment in decisionmaking
• Other duties as assigned by management team