Registered Nurse Trinity / Emergency Room

UPMC; Steubenville (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients, with attention to individual needs and family involvement.

You will educate patients and families, participate in discharge planning, and collaborate with the care team to ensure timely, compliant care. The role requires adherence to laws, regulations and accrediting standards, and responsiveness to

Qualifications

• Delivery of patient care through nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation).
• Involves patient/family education and discharge planning.
• Complies with laws, regulations and accrediting standards.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process (assess, plan, implement, evaluate, educate) in providing patient care.
• Performs assessments through data collection of patient`s physical and psychosocial status and health history.
• Plans patient care through individualization of care and incorporates patient/family input.
• Implement physician orders, treatments, care plan interventions according to schedule in a timely manner.
• Evaluates and prioritizes patient care decisions and communicates relevant information to care providers.
• Educates the patient and family if applicable to meet the health care needs utilizing assessment of learning needs according to patient`s abilities, readiness to learn and barriers to learning.
• Participates and responds appropriately to emergency situations.
• Utilizes the medication administration system and is in compliance with requirements.

Skills

Nursing process

Assessment

Education & discharge

Medication administration

Emergency response

Team collaboration

Job description

As an employee of Trinity Health System, it is the responsibility of this and all positions within the Hospital to support the mission and role of Trinity Health System.

In addition, this position will actively support the Hospital's Strategic Plan in the areas of People, Service, Quality, Finance and Growth, in a team-based environment. The employee also performs all job duties in compliance with laws and regulation in the observance of accrediting agency standards. The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. The Registered Nurse will maintain standards of professional nursing care according to the competency criteria. The Registered Nurse participates inpatient/family teaching and discharge planning. Works cooperatively with ancillary nursing personnel and other departments.

Title and Rate of Pay will be based on Education and Experience

Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process (assess, plan, implement, evaluate, educate) in providing patient care.

• Performs assessments through data collection of patient`s physical and psychosocial status and health history.

• Plans patient care through individualization of care and incorporates patient/family input.

• Implement physician orders, treatments, care plan interventions according to schedule in a timely manner.

• Evaluates and prioritizes patient care decisions and communicates relevant information to care providers.

• Educates the patient and family if applicable to meet the health care needs utilizing assessment of learning needs according to patient`s abilities, readiness to learn and barriers to learning.

• Participates and responds appropriately to emergency situations.

• Utilizes the medication administration system and is in compliance with requirements.

*Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.

*Performs other duties as assigned.