RN-RENAL-WKNDR

Methodist Hospitals; Merrillville (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Methodist Hospitals in Merrillville is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to promote and restore patients' health by collaborating with physicians and utilizing evidence based practices. You will be responsible for administering medications, assessing patient status, and ensuring quality care.

The ideal candidate is expected to have a Bachelor's in Nursing or a College Diploma in Nursing, with strong communication skills and at least 2 years of RN experience. Competitive salary and benefits provided.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of medical equipment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to administer medications per policy and procedure.
• Ability to follow National Patient Safety Goals.
• Licensed Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Administers medications within the scope of practice.
• Assesses and documents patient's physical and mental status.
• Establishes rapport with patients to understand care requirements.
• Promotes patient's independence through teaching and support.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and continuity of care.

Skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Medication administration

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

College Diploma in Nursing

2 years RN experience

Tools

Medical equipment knowledge

Job description

Overview

Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; supervising assigned team members; and utilizing evidence based practice.

Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport, participating in team problem‑solving methods, and establishing a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support in accordance with our mission statement.

Exemplifies the INURSE values through integrity, nursing excellence, unity, respect, scholarship, and evidence based practice.

Contributes to the operation of the department by maintaining equipment, completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, evaluating new equipment and techniques, and maintaining nursing supplies inventory by anticipating needed supplies and using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Administers medications within the scope of practice and the hospital's policies and procedures.
• Assesses, evaluates, interprets, and documents the patient's physical and mental status.
• Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and significant others to understand care requirements and works to resolve patient problems through the use of multidisciplinary teams.
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient and significant others to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustment; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing and other governing agency regulations.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel; protecting patients and employees by adhering to policies and protocols.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential; maintaining continuity through documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs in the electronic medical record.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Completes annual competency and regulatory education.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results measured by Press Ganey, HCAPS, AIDET, and Model of Care and Conduct.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of a variety of medical equipment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to administer medications per policy and procedure.
• Ability to follow the National Patient Safety Goals.
• Ability to interpret lab and diagnostic results as it relates to patient's status.
• Ability to communicate with all disciplines using SBAR.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Demonstrates courteous, kind and a caring, compassionate, positive attitude and support to the organization.
• Clinical skills, bedside manner, infection control, nursing skills, physiological knowledge, administering medication, medical teamwork, multi‑tasking, listening, verbal communication, health promotion and maintenance.
• ED/ICU Requirement: ACLS; MED/SURG Areas: BLS; College Diploma Nursing Required.

Education

• Bachelor's in Nursing (preferred)
• College Diploma in Nursing (required)
• 2 years RN experience required
• Licensed Registered Nurse
• Certified in Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation