RN Collierville ICU

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Collierville (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care in Collierville, TN, is looking for a dedicated nursing professional to provide direct and indirect patient care. The role involves assessing patients, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and formulating teaching plans to enhance patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate should be a graduate of an accredited nursing program, possess an RN license, and gain BLS certification shortly after hire. Strong emphasis is placed on promoting patient safety and cost-effective practices.

Qualifications

• Possess RN license and BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
• Preferred ACLS/PALS specialty certification.
• No minimum experience listed, but relevant experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients based on medical condition.
• Administer prescribed medications.
• Provide age-appropriate patient care.
• Formulate and evaluate teaching plans.
• Utilize nursing knowledge for treatment and services.
• Communicate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Assist with procedures requiring skill.
• Address psychosocial needs of patients and families.
• Practice cost-effective nursing.
• Prioritize patient care effectively.
• Promote patient safety.
• Engage in lifelong learning.

Skills

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).