RN 3 South Med/Surg

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation; Memphis (TN); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Join Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Memphis as a Registered Nurse providing direct and indirect patient care in the assigned setting. You'll collaborate with physicians, leadership, and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes using nursing processes, critical thinking, and compassionate care.

You will perform general nursing duties, educate patients and families, prioritize tasks, and support safety and quality by following standards.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Computer literacy and basic clinical proficiency.

Responsabilités

• Assesses and monitors patients based on their medical condition.
• Administers medications as prescribed and knows their orders.
• Provides care appropriate to patient age and condition, including basic self-care.
• Plans teaching with identified needs, involving family when appropriate.
• Utilizes 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, coordinating with social services.
• Demonstrates cost-conscious use of supplies and equipment.
• Prioritizes care to ensure patient safety and efficient service.
• Maintains lifelong learning within the nursing profession.

Connaissances

Critical thinking

Communication

Compassion

Empathy

Formation

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Outils

Computer literacy

Description du poste

Overview

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

Minimum Required

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Special Skills

Minimum Required

• Computer literacy

Licensure

Minimum Required

• RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE

Preferred/Desired

• ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification