RN Med/Surg (7T): Patient-Centered Care & Teamwork

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation; Southaven (MS); Vor Ort; USD 60.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Baptist is seeking a qualified RN in Southaven, Mississippi to provide direct and indirect patient care. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes while ensuring high-quality care using critical thinking and compassion.

Responsibilities include patient assessments, medication administration, and formulating teaching plans. The role requires a graduate from an accredited nursing program and RN licensure, with BLS certification due within 14 days of hire.

The position promotes patient safety and lifelong learning within the nursing profession.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Licensure: RN; BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
• Preferred: ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification.

Aufgaben

• Assesses the patient based on their medical condition.
• Has knowledge of medications and administers as prescribed.
• Provides age-appropriate care including self-care activities.
• Formulates teaching plans based on learning needs.
• Assists physicians with procedures.

Kenntnisse

Patient care

Critical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Compassion

Ausbildung

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Tools

Computer literacy

Jobbeschreibung

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

Experience

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Education

Minimum Required

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Preferred/Desired

Training

Minimum Required

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