RN-Advanced Clinician Nurse

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care seeks a Registered Nurse to provide direct and indirect patient care in the assigned unit. You will collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes using critical thinking, nursing processes, and compassionate care.

Requirements include RN license, 3–4 years of relevant experience, and BLS within 14 days of hire; ACLS/PALS are preferred. Must be able to educate patients and families and prioritize care tasks effectively.

Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience in current unit or 4 years in acute care hospital setting.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• RN; BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
• ACLS/PALS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess the patient appropriately based on their medical condition.
• Administer medications as prescribed.
• Provide care suitable to patient age and condition including basic self-care activities.
• Educate patients and families and evaluate learning effectiveness.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Decision making

Compassion

Empathy

Prioritization

Education

RN license

Graduate of accredited nursing program

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

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.

Overview

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

Experience

Minimum Required

• 3 years’ experience in current unit or in specialty area; OR 4 years’ experience in acute care hospital setting or comparable specialty area; AND provides evidence of 6 clinical nursing education contact hours attained during the previous 12 months.

Preferred/Desired

Education

Minimum Required

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Preferred/Desired

Training

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

• Computer literacy

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

Minimum Required

• RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE

Preferred/Desired

• ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification