Unit ; Short Stay​/Medicine​/Telemetry Weekender Registered Nurse , SIG

Unit 45 (Short Stay/Medicine/Telemetry) Weekender Registered Nurse 2, 7:00PM-7:30AM

Job at GBMC Health Care. $2,500 SIGN-ON BONUS.

Under general supervision, provides direct patient care to assigned patients.

• Associate Degree from an accredited School of Nursing required.

• Current registration with the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses as a Registered Nurse.
• Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification from an affiliated American Heart Association training site.
• Additional Certifications (e.g., ALS, PALS, NRP) required upon hire for specialty areas.

One-year Registered Nurse experience required.

• Proficiency in developing nursing plan of care, implementing effective nursing care, and evaluating outcomes of nursing intervention.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective planning and organizational skills to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Effective skills in use of computer programs.
• Demonstrates skill in patient experience and service recovery.

• Assessment.
• Compile database and formulate nursing diagnosis.
• Utilize physical assessment and interviewing techniques.
• Anticipate need for intervention by other disciplines.
• Determine priorities for patient care needs or problems.
• Reassess the patient as indicated by changes in condition and/or response to treatment(s).
• Planning.
• Initiate and update a written nursing plan of care for patients incorporating scientific and psychosocial principles that support the nursing diagnosis.
• Incorporate information obtained from nursing care planning conferences into written nursing plan of care.
• Coordinate patient, family, significant other, and health team members in planning of hospital and post-discharge care.
• Implementation.
• Perform clinical nursing skills independently.
• Administer medications, IV therapy and treatments appropriately and accurately.
• Initiate appropriate emergency procedures as necessary.
• Appropriately delegate and coordinate duties of ancillary personnel.
• Communicate patient’s status and plan of care through written documentation in the medical record.
• Verbally communicate patient’s status to physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.
• Communicate in a therapeutic manner with patient, family, and visitors.
• Apply teaching/learning principles in education of patient and family.
• Patient Care Coordination.
• Manage daily patient assignment by appropriately setting priorities.
• Delegate responsibilities appropriately and monitor nursing care delivered by ancillary personnel.
• Coordinate patient activities with other disciplines.
• Teaching and Quality Improvement.
• Develop, document, and implement Patient Teaching and Discharge Planning Record.
• Participate in established patient, family, staff and/or student education program.
• Participate in clinical monitoring at the unit level.
• Identify unit, staff, and patient care problems. Take action or refer problems to appropriate resources when indicated.
• Professional Excellence Model.
• May participate in activities of the RN 3 with exception of serving as facilitator for the Nurse Residency Program.
• If competent, serve as a charge RN and monitor productivity/patient flow.
• If competent, precept new staff.

• Ability to stand and walk almost constantly up to 90% of work time and lift and position patients up to 50% of work time.
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail in stressful situations.

• Normal patient care environment with possible exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature.
• Exposed to adverse working conditions due to performance of patient care activities and exposure to communicable diseases.

Maintain current licensure and certifications.

I will treat everyone with courtesy. I will foster a healing environment.

• Treat others with fairness, kindness, and respect for personal dignity and privacy.
• Listen and respond appropriately to others’ needs, feelings, and capabilities.

I will strive for superior performance in every aspect of my work. I will recognize and…