RN Telemetry Weekender Dayshift

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Meridian (MS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care in Meridian, MS is seeking a licensed RN to provide direct and indirect patient care in the assigned setting. You will collaborate with physicians, leadership, and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes, applying nursing processes, critical thinking, compassion, and integrity.

Responsibilities include assessing patients, administering medications, educating patients and families, and prioritizing care to ensure safety.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required (state of MS)
• BLS certification within 14 days of hire
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• 1 year of clinical nursing experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Assess patients accurately based on condition
• Administer medications as prescribed
• Provide age-appropriate patient care and education
• Develop and implement teaching plans for patients and families
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to deliver care
• Assist physicians with procedures and provide technical skills
• Address psychosocial needs and coordinate post-discharge plans
• Promote cost-effective practices and safety in care delivery
• Prioritize patient care to ensure quality outcomes
• Engage in lifelong learning within the nursing profession

Skills

Computer literacy

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

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

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

Minimum Required

• 1 year of experience

Preferred/Desired

Education

Minimum Required

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Preferred/Desired

Training

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

• Computer literacy

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

Minimum Required

• RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE

Preferred/Desired

• ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification