Registered Nurse - Forensics - RMC - Per Diem - Varies

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Capital Health is the region's leader in progressive, quality patient care, with investments in physicians, nurses and staff, and advanced technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and comprises 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group includes more than 250 physicians and other providers offering primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients in the region.

The listed minimum pay reflects compensation for a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position. Actual compensation may differ depending on hours and position status (e.g., part-time).

Minimum Pay
$49.41

Responsibilities

• Delivers quality care to patients through a team effort in working with others through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Assures patient safety by executing appropriate policies & procedures.
• Provides appropriate support for pain management, pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures. Assist patient/family in identifying individualized comfort measures.
• Follows up on internal resources to determine the outcome of interventions completed by other departments.
• Mobilizes resources in complex cases to maximize patients control and participation over his/her own recovery.
• Provides information and interpretation of the patient's condition and offers coping mechanisms to both patient and family.
• Assesses how much information a patient wants and needs while utilizing a vocabulary and approach that enables the patient to successfully process the care and course of treatment.
• Formulates and documents a discharge plan that maximizes the patient's ability to continue with meaningful life activities.
• Integrates assessment and diagnostic information with intuition to foresee potential age-specific healthcare needs and anticipates patients needs.
• Ensures handoff communication and includes a report on the situations most likely to develop and the problems awaiting patient.
• Identifies proactively issues related to patient education for medication management and provides discharge planning including instructions on discharge medications.
• Uses discretionary judgment to modify patient care regimens and facilitates appropriate response from other health care team members to provide quality and safe care.
• Explores multiple aspects of care regimen with case manager and health care providers to promote appropriate resolution.
• Attends educational sessions to improve assessment of department needs (e.g., charge nurse workshops, leadership training, critical decision making, prioritization of workload).
• Plans and provides unique and individualized comfort measures based on evidence-based practice.
• Participates in unit-based and/or hospital-based committees and performance improvement activities.
• Participates in the preparation of Joint Commission readiness and in unit-level efforts to achieve patient satisfaction scores and awareness of HCAHPS measurements.
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned.

Compliance and benefits

Offers are contingent upon successful onboarding and pre-employment physical. Capital Health requires all applicants to have an annual flu vaccine prior to start date, with exceptions for medical or religious exemptions.

Company will never ask candidates for social security numbers or date of birth during the application. If you are asked for this information online, you may be a target for identity theft.

For benefit eligible roles, Capital Health provides a comprehensive benefits package including physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, a robust PTO plan, overtime eligibility, and other benefits. The pay rate listed is a good faith determination and may be modified in the future based on location, experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, market data, and internal equity. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level.

Total compensation may vary based on experience and other factors.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Hospitals and Health Care

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