Registered Nurse; RN - Medical-Surgical

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical-Surgical
Location: Roaring Spring

Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical-Surgical (Nason Medical Center)
Job Type: PRN | (as needed), with a minimum requirement of 30 hours per month, including one weekend per month and two holidays per year.

Your experience matters

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical/Surgical, PRN joining our team, you‘re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Medical/Surgical offers a team environment with extra support staff such as (CNA‘s, MA‘s, Nurse Externs, MT‘s). Working hours are flexible and custom to each individual. Employees are always willing to help each other and work as a team. Typical patient to nurse ratio is 5:1.

How you‘ll contribute

A Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical/Surgical, PRN who excels in this role:

• Demonstrated effective utilization of nursing process as basis for nursing practices.

• Develops an individualized care plan to meet the patient‘s physical, emotional and psychological needs of each patient.

• Plans appropriate nursing intervention, regularly evaluates the patient‘s response to care and regularly reviews and updates to reflect changing needs.

• Develops a discharge plan with the physician, patient, and family and works to prepare patient for discharge.

• Completes discharge instruction record as per physician direction and reviews information with patient/family to assure knowledge of self-care in a timely manner.

• Completes transfer and obtains appropriate consents when patient is transferred to another facility and gives complete report to care giver who will be accepting responsibility for care of patient.

• Completes education record and/or transfer record in EMR.

• Demonstrates effectiveness in coordinating care, identifying needs and making appropriate referrals.

• Demonstrate clinical competence in caring for patients and provides care according to hospital policies, procedures, and standards of practice.

• Administer medications and IV therapies accurately in a safe and effective manner, monitors effect identifies and reports any adverse effects.

• Educates patients on new medications, provides info on reason for med and adverse effects to watch for.

• Accurately accounts for narcotics as per procedures and documents all medications administered.

• Recognizes errors and adverse reactions and reports them in a timely manner.

• Functions according to the State Nurse Practice Act and delivers care that is consistent with the policies, procedures and standards of Conemaugh Nason Medical Center.

• Provides for patient safety and security needs by maintaining a clean and safe environment and placing call bell within patients reach at all times.

• Demonstrates understanding of hospital infection control procedures and utilizes appropriate handwashing and universal precautions at all times.

• Promptly answers patient call lights and fulfills patient request as soon as possible. Makes patient rounds hourly and as needed to assess patient needs.

• Maintains patient care equipment, reports malfunctions and requisitions service appropriately.

• Utilizes effective communication skills in interpersonal relationships with patients, family members and other members of the health care team to maintain an environment in which staff work together.

• Communicates pertinent patient care information at the change of shift via BSSR.

• Communicates significant changes in patient‘s condition to the team leader, physician and supervisor in a timely manner.

• Monitors patients hourly or every 2 hours.

• Regularly reports complaints of patients, visitors and physicians through personal action or referral to a higher authority.

• Completes and documents performance improvement activities, participates in problem identification and carries out actions to improve patient care.

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