RN - Med / Surg (5PM - 5AM / Part-Time)

Blanchard Valley Health System; Findlay (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Blanchard Valley Health System in Findlay, OH seeks a Registered Nurse to coordinate total nursing care under the supervision of the Director of Nursing or Clinical Manager. The nurse participates in patient and family teaching and provides leadership in professional nursing practice.

Responsibilities include using the nursing process to assess and plan care, collaborating with physicians, and ensuring age-appropriate care while guiding LPNs and aides to deliver quality care and maintain unit

Qualifications

• Must hold current state RN licensure.
• BCLS certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Establishes and maintains communication, and utilizes teaching opportunities to provide for learning needs of patients and families.
• Demonstrates knowledge to provide age-appropriate care on the unit.
• Collaborates with Physician regarding patient condition, orders, and treatment plan.
• Provides leadership by coordinating LPNs, Nurse Aides, and Secretaries to ensure quality care and teamwork.
• Maintains compliance with organizational policies, procedures, and practices.
• Maintains department and unit competencies for patient care.
• Demonstrates Service Excellence aligned with the organization’s mission, vision, and values.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Team leadership

Education

RN licensure

Job description

Purpose of This Position

Under the supervision of the Director of Nursing, Clinical Manager or designee, coordinates total nursing care for patients. Participates in patient and family teaching and provides leadership by working cooperatively in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Duty 1: Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care to provide for the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient.
• Duty 2: Establishes and maintains communication, and utilizes teaching opportunities to provide for the specific learning needs of each patient and their significant others.
• Duty 3: Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served on their unit.
• Duty 4: Collaborates with Physician regarding patient condition, orders, treatment plan, and anticipated needs to ensure exceptional patient care.
• Duty 5: Demonstrates accountability and leadership in the performance of LPNs, Nurse Aides, and Secretaries to ensure quality of patient care and promotion of team collaboration.
• Duty 6: Complies with organizational policies, procedures, and practices to ensure quality job performance and hospital compliance.
• Duty 7: Maintains all department and unit specific competencies for provision of patient care.
• Duty 8: Displays Service Excellence as evidenced by practicing the mission, vision, and values of the organization to promote patient satisfaction.

Required Qualifications

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• BCLS certification (within 6 months of hire).
• Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required.
• The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on his/her assigned unit/department.
• The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient status.
• Must be able to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the area’s policies and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year nursing experience in a hospital setting.

Physical Demands

This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent activities in walking, sitting, lifting, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting and standing. The associate will be required to lift 50 pounds or more. This position requires individuals to lift work above the shoulder. The associate must have corrected vision and hearing in the normal range. Individual must have excellent verbal communication skills to perform daily tasks.

This position is classified “at risk” for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.).