RN-Clinical Resident Nurse 3 South Med/Surg

Baptist Memorial Health; Memphis (TN); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Baptist Memorial Health in Memphis, TN seeks a registered nurse to provide direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes.

You will apply nursing processes, educate patients and families, perform essential nursing duties, and participate in planning and prioritizing care while maintaining patient autonomy, dignity, and safety.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• RN licensure is required.
• BLS certification within 14 days of hire is required.
• ACLS/PALS certification is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Assesses patients based on medical condition.
• Administers medications as prescribed and knows orders.
• Provides care appropriate to patient age and condition.
• Educates patients and families; includes learning needs in teaching plan.
• Utilizes nursing knowledge to perform treatments and services.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Assists physicians with procedures and skills.
• Addresses psychosocial needs and coordinates with social services for discharge.
• Promotes cost-effective use of supplies and safe practices.
• Prioritizes patient care effectively and safely.
• Promotes patient safety and lifelong learning in nursing.

Connaissances

Computer literacy

Formation

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Description du poste

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

Minimum Required

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

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