RN - Med/Surg - Full-Time - Nights

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Union City (AR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care in Union City, AR seeks an RN to provide direct and indirect patient care, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. The role requires critical thinking, compassionate patient care, and adherence to nursing processes and standards.

The successful candidate will perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization, while upholding patient autonomy and rights. Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• RN license (pending or active as required).
• BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
• ACLS/PALS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients and provides appropriate nursing care.
• Administers medications as prescribed and monitors patient responses.
• Provides patient education and anticipates learning needs of patients and families.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to plan and implement care.
• Assists physicians with procedures and performs necessary nursing tasks.
• Addresses psychosocial needs of patients and families; coordinates social services for discharge planning.
• Demonstrates cost-effective use of supplies and maintains patient safety.
• Prioritizes patient care and ensures high-quality outcomes.

Skills

Computer literacy

Education

Nursing degree

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/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

Education

Minimum Required

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Special Skills

Minimum Required

• Computer literacy

Licensure

Minimum Required

• RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE

Preferred/Desired

• ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification