RN- Med Surg Peds-Nights

Job Title

Nursing – Be a part of our team! We offer a team approach to healthcare and a competitive benefits package.

• Status: Full Time, 36 hours per week
• Shift: Nights
• Shift Time
  
  Schedule:
  
  7:00 pm to 7:30 am
• Days: Weekdays and every 3rd weekend

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Life insurance, AFLAC and disability coverage
• Free access to Boone County Hospital’s onsite fitness room
• Generous PTO Accrual Plan
• Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Onsite Cafeteria

$31.68-$43.96 per hour, based on experience. Shift Differential premiums paid.

Provides nursing care to medical, telemetry, surgical, pediatric, swing bed, hospice and observation patients. Adheres to hospital and departmental policies. Requires a positive individual who is flexible, with excellent clinical and customer service skills, has an ability to work well within a team; exhibits excellent communication skills, as well as having a commitment to teamwork and team problem solving in a solution-oriented manner.

Must have excellent critical thinking skills as well as the ability to handle multiple issues and prioritize effectively. Supports the goals of Boone County Hospital. Administers nursing care to patients in an efficient, safe, and courteous manner using proper nursing procedures. The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate care to the various age groups of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.

The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status, and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements, relative to his or her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's/area's/department's policies and procedures.

• Infant 1 month - 1 year
• Toddler 2 years - 3 years
• Preschool 4 years - 5 years
• School Age 6 years - 12 years
• Young Adult 18 years - 34 years
• Middle Adult 35 years - 50 years
• Mature Adult 51 years - 69 years
• Geriatric Adult 70 years +
• Adolescent/Teenager 13 years - 17 years

Boone County Hospital has developed standards for behavior expectations of all employees. Please refer to the Boone County Hospital Standards of Behavior.

• Completes a head-to-toe physical assessment and a social assessment of the patient upon admission.
• Performs delivery of nursing care via the nursing process:
  Assessment (collection of data), problem identification (nursing diagnosis), planning, nursing interventions and evaluation and updating of planning.
• Practices within Nursing Standards of Practice and follow standards of patient care & BCH Policies and Procedures.
• Assists patient, physician and peers in determining long and short-range goals for patient and formulating a plan to work toward those goals.
• Initiates a patient plan of care on admission and revises it, as needed, based on patient care standards.
• Carries out medical and nursing treatment in a timely and accurate manner.
• Reassesses the patient to identify progress and trends that require intervention and/ or reporting to the physician.
• Operates and manages a variety of medical equipment.
• Administer medications, calculates doses and maintains current knowledge of medications.
• Assess the patient's learning needs. Educates the patient and family.
• Treat patients and their families with respect and dignity.
• Assists with telemetry monitoring and maintains knowledge of basic arrhythmia interpretation. (ACLS qualified personnel).
• Supervises and resources LPN's and non-professional staff in delivery of care to assigned patients.
• Assures that consents are obtained when needed and that all records are signed and legally complete.
• Completes incident and variance forms when appropriate.
• Assists physicians in care of the patients. Makes rounds, assists with procedures, provides progress reports on patient statuses, and assures that orders are carried…