RN-PRN II-Rehab

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care is hiring for a nursing role in Southaven, Mississippi. This position involves providing direct and indirect patient care while collaborating with physicians and healthcare teams to enhance outcomes and ensure patient safety.

The ideal candidate should have at least one year of nursing experience and be a graduate of an accredited nursing program. Licensure as an RN and BLS certification are required, with ACLS/PALS preferred.

Qualifications

• Must have 1 year of nursing experience.
• Able to perform general nursing duties and prioritize effectively.
• Demonstrates ability to use nursing knowledge in patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and indirect patient care.
• Assesses patients based on their medical condition.
• Communicates with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective patient safety practices.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient education

Compassion

Computer literacy

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Tools

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification

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.

Experience

• One (1) year of nursing experience.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Special Skills

• Computer literacy.

Licensure

• RN; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE.
• ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification (Preferred/Desired).