RN Med/Surg - Days

Job Type

Full-time

Description

The Med / Surg RN provides care for patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.

The Med / Surg RN collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes.

• Utilizes assessment skills and tools to identify problems, needs and intervention.
• Recognizes patient's and family's need for education and initiates appropriate action.
• Sets priorities for action, based on problem-solving process, common sense, and meeting patient care priorities.
• Recognizes health threatening changes in signs, symptoms, and results of diagnostic studies, responding appropriately.
• Ensures that Patient satisfaction is evaluated on a daily basis
• Utilizes work assignment to develop special abilities of individuals and meet special needs of patients / significant others.
• Participates in reviewing and revising quality assurance improvement criteria and / or standards of care.
• Completes unit specific Nurse Competency Checklist on a yearly basis.
• Administers parenteral therapy and blood and blood products according to Nursing Service Policies.
• Carries out physician's orders accurately and questions unclear orders.
• Performs treatments and procedures according to SHOLA Nursing Policies.
• Cost effectively maintains adequate supplies and equipment in appropriate working condition.
• Initiates and carries out appropriate emergency procedures.
• Initiates nurse-physician communication as appropriate.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and quite environment for patients as well as other personnel.
• Utilizes sound nursing judgment as evidenced by ability to provide rationale for decisions made.
• Detects early signs and symptoms of postoperative complications and report observations promptly to proper physician and Inpatient Clinical Services Director.
• Provides for patient privacy and confidentiality at all times, allows patient dignity to be maintained.
• Provides postoperative teaching to patient and significant family member with proper documentation.
• Recognizes potential benefits of selected new products and discusses with Inpatient Clinical Services Director for possible acquisition for use.
• Documents in writing the specifics of performance during codes and conveys this information to Inpatient Services Director.
• Serves as resource person for updating or improving patient care practices.
• Assists in facilitating patient-physician-nurse communication process.
• Serves as preceptor in orientation of new employees.
• Assumes leadership role, acting as a role model especially in crisis situations.
• Assists in development and implementation of departmental goals.
• Possesses a working knowledge of equipment used in the Inpatient Unit.
• Assists in maintenance care and cleanliness of supplies - cost effectively maintains adequate supplies and equipment in appropriate working condition with proper documentation.
• Reports damaged instruments to the Inpatient Services Director and follows proper procedure for damaged instruments and / or equipment.
• Is responsible for ensuring daily housekeeping duties are completed. Patient rooms are uncluttered, patient rooms are clean after discharge.

The trash is emptied in the patient rooms and removed from the Inpatient Unit.

• Assists with meal preparation and delivery while maintaining CMS and Public Health Standards.
• Ensures staffing and census log is up to date.
• Daily crash cart checks are completed
• Supplies and linens are stocked

Requirements

Education : Currently licensed as a nurse by the State Board of Nursing for Louisiana.

Experience : Two (2) years experience as Nurse, preferred.

Licenses / Certificates : ACLS & BLS

Supervisor : Inpatient Clinical Services Director