RN-Advanced Clinician Nurse-ED

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Memphis is seeking an experienced RN to provide direct and indirect patient care. The role requires a graduate nursing degree and extensive patient care experience. Key responsibilities include assessing patients, administering medications, and collaborating with healthcare teams to enhance outcomes. Candidates must possess strong critical thinking and communication skills, with relevant certifications. This position seeks to promote patient safety and ensure quality care while preserving patient dignity and autonomy.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a nursing unit or 4 years in an acute care hospital.
• 6 clinical nursing education contact hours in the last year.
• Must hold RN license and BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients based on their medical conditions.
• Administer medications as prescribed.
• Formulate teaching plans based on patient needs.
• Communicate with the multidisciplinary team.
• Promote patient safety and manage care effectively.

Skills

Patient care

Critical thinking

Nursing processes

Communication

Technical skills

Computer literacy

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

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.

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.

Education

• Minimum Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Training

• Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

• Computer literacy

Liciensure

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