Surgical RN - Day Shift (PRN) | Compassionate Care

Avera Holy Family; Estherville (IA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, IA, is seeking a Registered Nurse for a PRN, day shift. You will provide nursing care, assess patient needs, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to move health forward.

The role involves reviewing prescriptions, communicating care plans, teaching patients and families, developing care plans, documenting care, maintaining a safe environment, and staying compliant with policies.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse (RN) with Board of Nursing licensure.
• Active license in the state of practice.
• Experience working in a clinical environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team.
• Coordinates with other healthcare providers; provides physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends.
• Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.
• Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instructing patient, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
• Evaluates patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Keeps patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventative maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Keeps patient care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.

Skills

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing

Active license in the state of practice

Job description

Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, IA, is seeking a Registered Nurse for a PRN, day shift. You will provide nursing care, assess patient needs, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to move health forward.

The role involves reviewing prescriptions, communicating care plans, teaching patients and families, developing care plans, documenting care, maintaining a safe environment, and staying compliant with policies.