RN Pre-Admission Testing

Midland Memorial Hospital; Midland (TX); Sur place; USD 39 000 - 55 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, TX is seeking a Part-Time Registered Nurse dedicated to patient safety. The RN will operate within legal scope of practice and hospital policies to provide comprehensive perioperative education and care to patients and families.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, perform thorough assessments, develop and implement care plans, and evaluate patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• BSN required; must commit to BSN program if not completed.
• Current Texas RN license required.
• ACLS and PALS certifications within 6 months of hire.
• BLS certification within 7 days of hire.
• Annual hospital-provided CE hours related to hip, knee, shoulder replacement and spine surgery.

Responsabilités

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care of assigned patients.
• Complete comprehensive assessments and data interpretation.
• Synthesize data to identify problems and formulate goals and teaching plans.
• Implement the plan of care within legal, ethical, and regulatory parameters and delegate interventions as appropriate.
• Evaluate outcomes and coordinate follow-up care and referrals.

Connaissances

Patient assessment

Care planning

Patient education

Team collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Formation

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Texas RN License

ACLS/PALS

BLS

Outils

EHR usage

Description du poste

Job Description

The RN, with a focus on patient safety, is required to function within the parameters of the legal scope of practice and in accordance with the federal, state, and local laws; rules and regulations;

Job Description

The RN, with a focus on patient safety, is required to function within the parameters of the legal scope of practice and in accordance with the federal, state, and local laws; rules and regulations; and policies, procedures and guidelines of the employing health care institution or practice setting. The RN functions under his or her own license and assumes accountability and responsibility for quality of care provided to patients and their families according to the standards of nursing practice. The RN demonstrates responsibility for continued competence in nursing practice, and develops insight through reflection, self-analysis, self-care, and lifelong learning. The RN is responsible for providing education to patients, their families, and appropriate support systems with emphasis on surgery preparation. The RN should demonstrate collaboration with the multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals and integrate their knowledge and skills to provide a comprehensive educational and surgical experience for the patient, their family, and support system.

SHIFT AND SCHEDULE

Part-Time, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Essential Functions/Performance Expectations

• Performs the essential duties, responsibilities, and the primary functions of a Registered Nurse in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of assigned patients.


• Complete a comprehensive assessment. This includes the initial and ongoing, extensive collection, analysis and interpretation of data.


• Synthesize the data collected during the comprehensive assessment to identify problems, make nursing diagnoses, and to formulate goals, teaching plans and outcomes.


• Implement the plan of care. The RN may begin, deliver, assign or delegate certain interventions within the plan of care for patients within legal, ethical, and regulatory parameters and in consideration of health restoration, disease prevention, wellness, and promotion of healthy lifestyles.


• Evaluate and report patient outcomes and responses to therapeutic interventions in comparison to benchmarks from evidence-based practice and research findings and plans any follow-up care and referrals to appropriate resources that may be needed.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor of Science (BSN) Degree in Nursing required. If nurse does not have a BSN upon hire, the nurse must commit to enter a BSN program within two years of employment and complete the BSN program within five years.


• Current State of Texas License as a Registered Nurse


• ACLS and PALS are required with the American Heart Association within 6 months of date of employment.


• BLS required with the American Heart Association within 7 days of employment.


• Required to complete eight (4) hours of hospital provided continuing education hours upon hire and annually related to total hip, knee and shoulder replacement as well as elective spine surgery patients.

Physical Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions . The individual must be able to:


• Stand, walk, sit, stoop, reach, lift, see, speak and hear. Lifting is limited to 35 lbs. for clinical staff and to 50 lbs. for non-clinical staff. The individual must use an assisted-lift device or get another individual(s) to assist with the lift that is over these maximum limits.