Staff RN - Med Surg Oncology

OhioHealth; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth in Columbus is hiring a Registered Nurse to provide general nursing care to patients in diverse acute healthcare settings. Responsibilities include assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must possess a current Ohio RN license and BLS certification, with a BSN required within five years. This full-time role involves a day shift with scheduled weekly hours of 36 in the Med Surg Unit 1.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse license from the State of Ohio.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• 5 years experience required to obtain BSN.

Responsibilities

• Perform ongoing health status assessments.
• Document planned nursing interventions.
• Evaluate responses to nursing interventions.
• Participate in clinical quality improvement.

Skills

Assessment and Diagnosis

Patient Care Planning

Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration

Leadership in Clinical Quality

Education

BSN required after 5 years

Tools

BLS certification

Job description

Job Description Summary

Provides general nursing care to patients and families throughout the continuum of care in diverse, acute health care settings. (Department has scheduled staff to operate 24/7/365). The RN is accountable for the practice of nursing as defined by the Ohio Board of Nursing. The RN delegates nursing tasks to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) using the criteria written in the Ohio Nurse Practice Act. According to department policies and nursing care standards, provides professional nursing care services to patients. Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care provided to assigned patients.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Assessment/Diagnosis – Performs initial, ongoing, and functional health status assessment as applicable to the population and/or individual (30%).
• Outcomes Identification/Planning – Based on nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems, documents planned nursing interventions to achieve outcomes appropriate to patient needs (30%).
• Implementation/Evaluation – Evaluates and documents response to nursing interventions and achievement of outcomes at appropriately determined intervals; as part of a multidisciplinary team, revises plan of care based on evaluative data (20%).
• Leadership – Actively participates in process improvement activities to achieve targeted measures of clinical quality, customer satisfaction, and financial performance (10%).
• Operations – (10%).

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse license from the State of Ohio and/or current Registered Nurse license in good standing with a multi-state compact state.
• BLS certification.
• BSN required at 5 years of employment.
• BLS – Basic Life Support – American Heart Association.
• RN – Registered Nurse – Ohio Board of Nursing.

Work Shift

Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Department

Med Surg Unit 1

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment.