RN - Med/Surg Nights 7 on 7 off

Baptist Memorial Health; New Albany (MS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health is seeking a registered nurse to provide direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting. You will communicate with physicians, leadership, and a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes, while upholding patient rights, dignity, and autonomy.

The role requires critical thinking, nursing processes, and compassionate care. Responsibilities include patient assessment, medication administration, patient education, and collaboration with social services

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• RN license required.
• BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess the patient appropriately based on medical condition.
• Administer medications as prescribed.
• Provide care based on patient age and condition including basic self-care.
• Educate patients and families; develop teaching plans and evaluate effectiveness.
• Utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and services.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Assist physicians with procedures and provide technically skilled services.
• Address psychosocial needs and coordinate post-discharge needs with social services.
• Promote cost-effective practices and prudent use of supplies and equipment.
• Prioritize patient care effectively and safely.
• Support lifelong learning for nursing professionals.

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.

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