Registered Nurse; RN - Medical-Surgical

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical-Surgical
Location: Roaring Spring

Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical-Surgical (Nason Medical Center)

Job Type: Full Time | 3x12/3x12 & 1-8 + Nights (7p-7a or 11p-7a) + rotating weekends/holidays.

Up to $20,000 bonus for eligible candidates

Your experience matters

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN), joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier . Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Our Medical/Surgical unit offers a strong team-oriented environment supported by additional clinical staff, including CNAs, MAs, Nurse Externs, and Monitor Technicians. We pride ourselves on a collaborative culture where team members consistently support one another to provide high-quality patient care.

Scheduling is flexible and can be tailored to meet individual needs, promoting a healthy work-life balance. The typical nurse-to-patient ratio on this unit is 5:1, allowing for safe, effective, and patient-centered care.

How you'll contribute

A Registered Nurse (RN), who excels in this role:

* Demonstrated effective utilization of nursing process as basis for nursing practices.

* Develops an individualized care plan to meet the patient's physical, emotional and psychological needs of each patient.

* Plans appropriate nursing intervention, regularly evaluates the patient's response to care and regularly reviews and updates to reflect changing needs.

* Develops a discharge plan with the physician, patient, and family and works to prepare patient for discharge.

* Completes discharge instruction record as per physician direction and reviews information with patient/family to assure knowledge of self-care in a timely manner.

* Completes transfer and obtains appropriate consents when patient is transferred to another facility and gives complete report to care giver who will be accepting responsibility for care of patient.

* Completes education record and/or transfer record in EMR.

* Demonstrates effectiveness in coordinating care, identifying needs and making appropriate referrals.

* Demonstrate clinical competence in caring for patients and provides care according to hospital policies, procedures, and standards of practice.

* Administer medications and IV therapies accurately in a safe and effective manner, monitors effect identifies and reports any adverse effects.

* Educates patients on new medications, provides info on reason for med and adverse effects to watch for.

* Accurately accounts for narcotics as per procedures and documents all medications administered.

* Recognizes errors and adverse reactions and reports them in a timely manner.

* Functions according to the State Nurse Practice Act and delivers care that is consistent with the policies, procedures and standards of Conemaugh Nason Medical Center.

* Provides for patient safety and security needs by maintaining a clean and safe environment and placing call bell within patients reach at all times.

* Demonstrates understanding of hospital infection control procedures and utilizes appropriate handwashing and universal precautions at all times.

* Promptly answers patient call lights and fulfills patient request as soon as possible. Makes patient rounds hourly and as needed to assess patient needs.

* Maintains patient care equipment, reports malfunctions and requisitions service appropriately.

* Utilizes effective communication skills in interpersonal relationships with patients, family members and other members of the health care team to maintain an environment in which staff work together.

* Communicates pertinent patient care information at the change of shift via BSSR.

* Communicates significant changes in patient's condition to the team leader, physician and supervisor in a timely manner.

* Monitors patients hourly or every 2 hours.

* Regularly reports complaints of patients, visitors and physicians through personal action or referral to a higher authority.

* Completes and documents performance improvement activities, participates in problem identification and carries out actions to improve patient care.

* Demonstrates leadership abilities and assumes leadership role.

* Functions independently by demonstrating responsibility for the delivery of care to all assigned patients on the unit.

* Directs, supervises and evaluates care delivered by ancillary staff members. Serves as a professional role model for staff and a preceptor for new personnel.

* Manages conflict and frustration in a positive and constructive manner and accepts constructive criticism regarding own nursing judgments or actions.

* Utilizes appropriate lines of authority within the organizational structure.

* Demonstrates competence in assessing patient care needs and…