Registered Nurse Inpatient II, Part-Time - Treasure Valley Hospital

Overview

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people – the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization.

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.

What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it
. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values
:

• Clinical quality
• Integrity
• Service excellence
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Continuous improvement
• Inclusion

Our values aren’t empty words – they inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you’ll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.

At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). to learn more about our benefits.

Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team,
they will
.

We are actively hiring for a Registered Nurse (RN) Inpatient.

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of SCA.
• Assess patient’s status at intervals according to facility or health care organization policies and procedures, including cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, hemodynamic, pain and comfort, and mental status.
• Interpret information accurately from various noninvasive and invasive monitors.
• Describe the underlying pathophysiology of commonly encountered disease processes.
• Explain the physiology associated with anesthesia techniques and surgical or procedural interventions.
• Develop an individualized plan of care.
• Implement patient safety and care interventions:
  • Protect patient from injury caused by positioning, thermal sources and extraneous objects.
  • Demonstrate safe operation of equipment and machinery and follow procedures for reporting and correcting unsafe situations.
  • Speak up with safety concerns and act as the patient’s advocate.
  • Handle specimens according to facility policy and procedures.
  • Adhere to standard precautions, including the use of personal protective equipment.
  • Communicate patient’s current status throughout the continuum of care.
  • Provide acute pain and comfort management as needed.
  • Administer medications safely and correctly, using the eight rights of medication administration.
  • Provide nursing and appropriate monitoring according to policies and procedures.
  • Perform interventions to protect the patient from infection.
  • Perform interventions to maintain wound integrity and tissue perfusion at or above baseline.
  • Manage co‑morbid conditions as applicable.
  • Manage fluid as prescribed.
  • Assess knowledge level of patient or designated support person.
  • Provide education regarding psychosocial responses, nutrition, medication, pain, comfort, wound management, and expected outcomes of surgery or invasive procedures.
  • Involve patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting their care and rehabilitation process.
  • Protect patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy.
  • Provide age‑specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice.
  • Maintain consistent, comparable care regardless of setting.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward outcomes.
• Transfer care as needed.
• Provide accurate, concise hand‑off reports to teammates.
• Delegate tasks…