RN Surgery Center Collierville

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Collierville (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care seeks an RN to provide direct and indirect patient care in ICU/PACU and related settings. You will collaborate with physicians, leadership, and multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes while ensuring dignity, safety, and education for patients and families.

The role requires 1 year of ICU or PACU experience, a graduate nursing program, and computer literacy. BLS within 14 days of hire; ACLS/PALS preferred.

Qualifications

• RN license required; graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Good understanding of nursing processes and critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and administer prescribed medications.
• Provide direct and indirect patient care in ICU/PACU and related settings.
• Educate patients and families about care plans and post-discharge needs.
• Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes.
• Prioritize care with safety and cost-efficient practices.

Skills

Computer literacy

Education

RN 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.

Overview

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

This is a shared position between PAT, Pre-op, Post-op, PACU, and Holding.

Experience

Minimum Required

Must have a minimum of 1 year of ICU or PACU 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