Registered Nurse, Nursing Floats, 24 hours, day shift

Overview: div style="text-align: center;"strongYou Matter Here!/strong/divdiv /divdivHeywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter! /divdiv /divdivstrongThis job may be eligible for a $12,500 Sign On Bonus! /strong/divp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongHours: 24 hours, day shift /strong/p Responsibilities: pstrongOrganizational Expectations/strong/pp /ppBehavioral Attributes:/ppThe following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking and information seeking/pp /ppstrongEssential Functions/strong/pulliAssesses (and reassesses), plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goals./liliProvides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures./liliRespects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient’s sense of dignity and positive self-regard./liliProvides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning./liliCollaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary./liliAppropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others./liliAppropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, reassigns personnel as necessary, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.)./liliProvides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards./liliProvides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care./liliPromotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor, instructor, trainer, attends professional development programs, etc.)./liliProactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents)./liliIdentifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address./liliSafely administers and demonstrates understanding of dosage, action, use, side effects, and titration parameters associated with maintenance of unit specific drips in accordance with provider's orders, protocols, policies and guidelines../liliAssesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale./liliReassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as, documents assessment and patients’ response to medication./liliResponsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the attending provider./liliProvides ongoing assessment and teaching to the surgical patient/family, utilizing current standards and protocols./liliRecognizes normal and deviant progress patterns and reports problems or concerns to physician in a timely manner./liliUtilizes pain management devices and other techniques to ensure proper pain relief./liliSets up, maintains and troubleshoots other equipment related to the surgical patient such as; traction/orthopedic equipment/devices, feeding pumps, chest tubes and drains, etc./liliInstitutes appropriate measures in life threatening situations./liliRecognizes normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic results and appropriately notifies the physician of changes in a timely manner./liliParticipates actively in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating patient care./liliInterprets and documents patient cardiac rate, rhythm and configuration (PR ST segment) and initiates appropriate treatment plan based on provider orders./liliEvaluates and takes appropriate action for patients with chest pain or other cardiac related symptoms/liliPerforms assessment of psychiatric and physical needs on each patient upon admission and uses data collected to create and/or revise nursing plan of care./liliPerforms pre-admission screenings and appropriate insurance procedures./liliAssesses the unit milieu and makes decisions to maintain a safe environment for all patients, staff and visitors./liliUnderstands the indication, therapeutic effect, dosage, and side effects of psychoactive medications on the geriatric patient./liliDe-escalates volatile situations and/or individuals using non-violent techniques./liliCreates and updates the Master Treatment Plan, coordinating with hospital and community providers and significant others./liliParticipates actively in multi-disciplinary treatment team in planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating patient care./liliMeets with families and significant others and residential providers in planning appropriate disposition and discharge./li/ulpstrongStatement of Other Duties/strong/ppThis document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described./pp /ppstrongOrganizational Expectations/strong/ppBehavioral Attributes:/ppThe following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking and information seeking/p Qualifications: pstrongJob Requirements/strong/ppMinimum Education/pulliGraduate of an accredited school of nursing./li/ulpMinimum Work Experience/pulli1 yr Med/Surg experience preferred/liliPrevious telemetry experience preferred/liliPediatric experience preferred/li/ulpMinimum Licenses and Certifications/pulliCurrent MA RN License/liliACLS upon hire OR must hold an active BLS card and obtain AHA ACLS within 60 days of hire/liliPALS preferred/li/ul