RN

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Starkville (MS); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Baptist Memorial Health Care in Starkville, MS seeks an experienced registered nurse to provide direct and indirect patient care within a collaborative, patient-centered environment. You will work with physicians, leadership, and a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes using critical thinking, nursing processes, empathy, integrity, and respect.

Responsibilities include assessing patients, administering medications, educating patients and families, coordinating with social services

Formación

• Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Active RN license in the appropriate state.
• BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Responsabilidades

• Assesses the patient appropriately based on medical condition.
• Administers medications as prescribed.
• Provides care suitable to patient age and condition including basic self-care.
• Teaches patient/family with identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness.
• Uses nursing knowledge to perform treatments and services.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Assists physicians with procedures requiring technical skills.
• Addresses psychosocial needs of patients and families and coordinates discharge planning.
• Demonstrates cost-effective practice and prudent use of supplies.
• Prioritizes patient care effectively and safely.
• Promotes patient safety and lifelong learning in nursing.

Conocimientos

Computer literacy

Educación

Graduate of accredited nursing program

Herramientas

ACLS/PALS Certification

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary

Provides direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting. Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership, co-workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Provides high quality patient care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision making, compassion, integrity, respect, and empathy. Preserves the patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and restores health whenever possible. Able to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition.
• Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed.
• Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities.
• Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services.
• Communicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
• Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with social services regarding both hospital and post discharge needs.
• Demonstrates cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.
• Prioritizes patient care effectively and efficiently.
• Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care.
• Assumes lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.

Specifications

Education

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Special Skills

• Computer literacy

Licensure

• RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE
• ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification