RN MedSurg PRN

Description

Join Livingston Regional Hospital, a 114-bed, community hospital certified for sepsis care by the Joint Commission and accredited for chest pain by the American College of Cardiology. As part of the Scion Health network, Livingston Regional proudly delivers quality care covering all aspects of healthcare, from 24-hour emergency services to inpatient and outpatient rehabilitative, a Level I neonatal nursery, a 16-bed gero-psych unit, and many other specialty services.

Livingston serves a five-county area in central Tennessee and southern Kentucky. Grow your career where your work touches your neighbors.

Essential Functions

* Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, assessments, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment

* Documents patient care given

* Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family

* Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation

* Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs

* Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances

* Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient

* Must complete all education assigned and required for the position, including classroom and on-line courses

* Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action

Qualifications

Minimum Education

* Graduate of a Program in Discipline - RN, Required

Licenses/Certifications

* Tennessee Licenses RN or compact state license

* American Heart Association (AHA) OR American Red Cross Certifications

* Basic Life Support (BLS) required upon hire

* Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months of hire or transfer

* Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 6 months of hire or transfer