+)> Telemetry Nurse - Medical & Surgery - RN - Registered Nurse

SSM Health; Bridgeton (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. in Missouri is seeking an RN to provide direct nursing care during night shifts. The role emphasizes comprehensive patient assessment, care planning, and collaboration with an inter-professional team.

Responsibilities include applying the nursing process, educating patients and families, and contributing to a supportive work environment with mentorship to peers and students. Licensure across required states and BLS certification are essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• Uses standards of medical-surgical nursing practice to improve quality of care and patients’ quality of life.
• Develops the care plan with patient, family, and significant others, based on assessment.
• Employs the nursing process to implement the plan of care, collect data, identify diagnoses, outcomes, and evaluate results.
• Educates patients and families about measures to promote, maintain, and restore health.
• Fosters a healthy work environment and mentors nursing colleagues and students.
• May perform point of care testing according to policies.

Skills

BLS HCP certification

RN license

Patient care

Nursing assessment

Communication

Education

RN licensure (state boards)

Accredited nursing program

Job description

MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St.

It\'s more than a career, it\'s a calling MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you\'ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. SSM Health - We bring out the incredible in you, everyday.

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Uses standards of medical-surgical nursing practice to increase the quality of care and quality of life for the patient, family, and significant other(s) by systematically evaluating the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.

Establishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate with the patient, family, and significant other(s) to facilitate the development of the care plan unique to the patient\'s care needs.

Uses the nursing process to develop and implement the plan of care, collect assessment data for each patient, determine appropriate nursing diagnoses, identify expected patient outcomes, determine the plan of care, implement interventions, and evaluate patient outcomes.

Develops assessment and management strategies based on a consideration of the physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure dimensions of human responses to actual and potential health problems.

Demonstrates knowledge of the impact of actual or potential illness and each patient\'s physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure status.

Utilizes leadership skills by coordinating and collaborating with the patient, family, significant other(s), communities, and members of the inter-professional team in assessing needs, setting goals, planning interventions, providing care, and evaluating outcomes.

Utilizes effective communication to participate with the patient, family, significant other(s), and other health care providers in collaborative decision making that reflects the understanding that care should be culturally sensitive, ethical, legal, holistic, informed, compassionate, and humane, and within the boundaries of available economic resources.

Educates the patient, family, and significant other(s) about measures that promote, maintain, and restore health or promote comfort.

Fosters a healthy work environment within the practice setting and profession by serving as a mentor and role model for nursing colleagues, students, and others.

Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to medical-surgical nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient\'s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department\'s Scope of Service.

May perform point of care testing according to policies and procedures.

Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

No experience required.

Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.

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Work Shift: Night Shift (United States of America)

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