RN Surgery Center Collierville

Baptist; Collierville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Collierville, TN seeks a Registered Nurse to provide direct and indirect patient care across perioperative settings, ICU, PACU, and holding areas. The role includes floating within Pre-post surgery, PACU, Holding, and PAT to support patient outcomes.

Requirements include RN licensure, BLS within 14 days of hire, ACLS/PALS certification, and a graduate nursing program. ICU/PACU experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• RN licensure required.
• ICU/PACU/Peri-op experience preferred.
• ACLS/PALS specialty certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient condition accurately based on medical status.
• Administers ordered medications as prescribed.
• Provides age-appropriate patient care and basic self-care activities.
• Develops and evaluates teaching plans with family involvement.
• Applies nursing knowledge to perform treatments and services.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams for patient care.
• Assists physicians with procedures requiring technical skills.
• Addresses psychosocial needs and coordinates with social services.
• Demonstrates cost-effective use of supplies and resources.
• Prioritizes patient care efficiently and safely.
• Promotes patient safety and reduces risk of harm.
• Engages in lifelong learning within nursing.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient education

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Graduate nursing program

Job description

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

Experience

Education

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Training

ICU/PACU/Peri-op experience preferred.

Special Skills

Licensure

• RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE
• ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification

This position will float within the department between Pre-post surgery, PACU, Holding, and PAT.