Seasonal Registered Nurse, RN - Days

Kindred Hospital Indianapolis; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kindred Hospital Indianapolis is seeking a Registered Nurse for its long-term acute care environment. The Seasonal Staffing program offers a temporary 36-hour minimum per week commitment for 12 weeks at a seasonal rate, with potential extension.

Per diem status applies during the period, with possible transition to full-time/part-time later. The nurse will plan and deliver direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process, coordinate with families and interdisciplinary staff, and

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of medications and safe administration based on patient age and condition.
• Basic computer literacy for documentation and order entry.
• Able to organize tasks, set priorities, and work under pressure.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse healthcare team and departments.
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0%.

Responsibilities

• Maintains nursing standards and implements hospital policies and department procedures.
• Directs, supervises, and evaluates nursing care for patients.
• Documents admissions, care plans, and reassessments in the medical record.
• Develops and updates patient care plans in coordination with patient and family.
• Assesses and manages pain, educates patient and family on pain management.
• Executes treatment plans and provides services within licensure scope.
• Administers medications with the five rights of administration.
• Educates patient and family and evaluates learning outcomes.
• Interacts professionally with patients, families, and interprofessional team.
• Translates patient data into age-appropriate care.
• Ensures patient safety and reduces healthcare errors; handles equipment safely.
• Responds to calls and emergencies and participates in shift handoffs.
• Provides end of shift reports and ensures accurate documentation.

Skills

Excellent communication

Medication knowledge

Basic computer skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

0% travel

Education

BSN/ADN or nursing diploma

Job description

Description

Kindred Hospital Indianapolis is a 59-bed long-term acute care hospital offering the same in depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care seven days a week so you can start your journey to wellness. We are located by White River just off North White Parkway.

Job Summary

Provides planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation. Develops nursing care plan in coordination with patient, family and interdisciplinary staff as necessary. Communicates changes in patient’s clinical condition with Physicians, Nursing Supervisor/Manager, and co-workers as appropriate. Participates in discharge planning process. The Seasonal Staffing program provides a temporary opportunity for the employee to work a minimum of 36 hours (typically 3–12-hour shifts) per week for a 12-week commitment period at a Seasonal Agreement rate of pay. Once the initial commitment period has exhausted the employee can extend the agreement up to an additional 12 weeks in 4-week increments. The employee’s status during this period will be Per Diem and ineligible for benefits. At the end of the Seasonal Agreement the employee may has the option, based on current job openings, to change status to full‑time, part‑time, or per diem. The employee may be required to float between units.

Essential Functions

• Maintains the standard of nursing care and implements policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department.
• Directs, supervises and evaluates nursing care provided to patients. Assigns nursing care team members in accordance to patient needs, team members capabilities and qualifications.
• Documents patient admission assessment and reassessments, patient care plans and other pertinent information, completely in the patient’s medical record according to nursing standards and policies. Performs assessment on all patients on admission and reassessments as per policy. Makes referrals to other disciplines based on assessment.
• Develops nursing care plan of assigned patient on admission, updates plan of care as needed and ensures plan of care is coordinated with patient, family, and other members of the team.
• Assesses and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
• Revises the plan of care as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment, and evaluates overall plan daily for effectiveness. Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age. Performs treatments and provide services to level of licensure.
• Receives physician’s orders, ensures transcription is accurate and documents completion. Assists physicians with examinations, treatments and special procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills within scope of practice.
• Administers medication utilizing the five rights of medication administration reducing the potential for medication errors.
• Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care. Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families. Functions as liaison between administration, patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers.
• Interprets data about the patient’s status in order to identify each patient’s age specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors. Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.
• Answers telephone, paging system, patients’ call lights, anticipates patients’ needs, and makes rounds of assigned patients and responds as appropriate. Initiates or assists with emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patients’ condition.
• Provides end of shift report to on coming nurse, narcotics are counted, documentation is complete, and physician orders signed off.
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to management, co‑workers, and physicians. Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with Social Service/Discharge Planner regarding both in hospital and post discharge needs. Consults other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
• Participates in orientation, instruction/training of new personnel.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Able to organized tasks, develop action plans, set priorities and function under stressful situations.
• Ability to maintain a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments.
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0%

Qualifications

Education

• Graduation from an accredited Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in
• Nursing or Nursing Diploma program.

Licenses/Certifications

• Current state licensure as Registered Nurse.
• BCLS certification. ACLS preferred.

Experience

• Minimum six months’ Medical/Surgical experience in an acute care setting preferred.