RN-Seasonal Nurse No Benefits- Med/Surg Observation

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •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.
• •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.
• •Minimum of 2 years' experience in current unit or in specialty area.
• •Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• •Computer literacy
• •RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE

Desired Qualifications

• •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.
• •ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification