Registered Nurse; RN - Med-Surg - St. Joseph Warren Hospital

Overview

Mercy Health associates are united under one purpose: to help our patients be well in mind, body and spirit. This drive, along with our history of faith, supports a shared calling to provide the highest quality of health care to our communities.

The Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical functions as a care provider within a multidisciplinary care team responsible for delivering patient care using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN applies knowledge of patient age and cultural diversity, demonstrates time management and prioritization skills, contributes to quality nursing care through performance improvement initiatives, collaborates with other professional disciplines, and supports the mission to provide physical and psychological support to patients and families.

In collaboration with interdisciplinary team members, the RN establishes goals and strategies to meet discharge or continuing care needs with the patient. The RN performs and documents complete patient assessments, initiates and maintains current nursing care plans for all assigned patients, identifies patient learning needs to provide individualized teaching, administers medications safely in line with state practice and Mercy Health policies and procedures, serves as a point of contact for patient care coordination across hospital departments, acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement, and acts as a patient advocate in collaboration with spiritual care, palliative care and ethics.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

• Current RN license in the state they are working or covered by compact (required)
• BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire; must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS acceptable in lieu of BLS)
• Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification RN-BC (preferred)
• CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse (preferred)
• PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nurse (preferred)
• CMSRN Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (preferred)
• NIH Stroke Certification (preferred)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

• One year of RN experience (required)
• Six months RN experience in an acute care hospital setting (preferred)

• Assigns patient care according to the nursing skill, knowledge, and scope of practice of staff
• Orients, facilitates learning experiences, and provides education to nursing staff and others
• Possesses clinical knowledge and competency to provide evidence-based patient care in accordance with current standards of practice, policy and procedure, and Mercy Health mission
• Performs comprehensive assessment of the patient's clinical condition and psychosocial needs
• Safely and efficiently develops, implements, and prioritizes plan of care
• Application of the nursing process in patient care delivery
• Assesses patient’s physical and emotional responses to treatment to evaluate effectiveness of intervention and outcomes; revises plan of care accordingly
• Assists patient and family in coping with illness
• Collaborates with others in continued coordinated patient care
• Strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills
• Applies cultural diversity and inclusion principles in caring for patients
• Recognizes own limitations and seeks assistance to perform safely
• Engages in ongoing professional development and education
• Maintains professionalism and accountability
• Models cost-effective practice and stewardship of resources
• Practices self-care and resilience in challenging circumstances
• Protects the safety and privacy of all persons
• Supports the use of office and clinical technologies

• Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur
• May be exposed to physical altercations and verbal abuse
• May be required to use physical restraints
• May be exposed to high noise levels and bright…