RN: 3 West Med-Surg

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care is looking for a nursing professional to provide direct and indirect patient care in Memphis, Tennessee. The role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance patient outcomes and ensuring high-quality care.

Qualified candidates should come from an accredited nursing program and possess strong critical thinking skills. Responsibilities include assessing patients, formulating teaching plans, and promoting safety within the healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Basic self-care activities knowledge required.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Must have RN license.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient conditions accurately.
• Administer medications as prescribed.
• Formulate teaching plans for patients.
• Promote patient safety.
• Utilize nursing knowledge effectively.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient education

Communication

Computer literacy

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Job description

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 and collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
• Assists physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family, and communicates with social services regarding hospital and post‑discharge needs.
• Demonstrates cost‑effective practices and non‑wasteful use 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.

Experience

Minimum required: none listed.

Preferred/desired: none listed.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Special Skills

• Computer literacy.

Licensure

• RN; BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
• ACLS/PALS specialty certification (preferred/desired).