RN Float Pool Nights

Watertown Regional Medical Center is hiring for a full-time RN to join our Float Pool team working nights.

Sign on Bonus up to $15,000 available.

Job Summary

• Responsible for directing and coordinating all nursing care based on established clinical nursing practice standards. Collaborates with other professional disciplines throughout the organization to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes. Obtains and maintains competencies in med/surg, med/tel, ICU, ED, and postpartum/newborn care. Accepts assignments to any area in which competencies are documented and is able to assist with nursing function in any department or area of need.

Essential Functions

• Ability to practice nursing as described by the following definition: “The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health alterations.” Ability to utilize the nursing process in the provision of nursing care including but not limited to administering treatments and medications, interpreting diagnostic tests, formulating a plan of care, collaborating with other health care providers and providing education to patients and/or significant others.
  
  The successful candidate will be required to pass competencies for this position. Involves discretion and independent action within prescribed limits.

Responsibilities

• Collect patient health data:
  Determine the priority of data collection based on the patient’s immediate condition or needs; collect pertinent data using appropriate assessment techniques; involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers when appropriate; ensure the data collection process is systematic and ongoing; document relevant data in the medical record according to hospital standards.
• Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses/patient problems:
  Derive diagnoses/patient problems from the assessment data; validate diagnoses/patient problems with the patient, significant other, and health care providers when possible; document diagnoses/patient problems in a manner that facilitates the determination of expected outcomes and plan.
• Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient:
  Derive outcomes from the diagnoses/patient problems; document outcomes as measurable goals; formulate outcomes mutually with the patient and health care providers when possible; ensure outcomes are realistic, attainable, include a time estimate, and provide direction for continuity of care; anticipate potential problems and intervene to offset any adverse impact.
• Develop a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes:
  Individualize the plan to the patient’s condition or need; develop the plan with the patient, significant others, and health care providers when appropriate; ensure the plan reflects current nursing practice; document the plan; provide continuity of care within the plan.
• Implement the interventions identified in the plan of care:
  Establish interventions that are consistent with the plan of care; implement interventions in a safe and appropriate manner; document interventions.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes:
  Ensure evaluation is systematic and ongoing; document patient’s responses to interventions; evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in relation to outcomes; utilize ongoing assessment data to revise diagnoses/patient problems, outcomes, and the plan of care as needed; document revisions; involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the evaluation process when appropriate.
• Participate in quality-of-care activities as appropriate:
  Identify aspects of care important for quality monitoring; identify indicators used to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care; collect data to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care; analyze quality data to identify opportunities for improving care; formulate recommendations to improve nursing care or patient outcomes; implement activities to enhance quality of nursing practice; utilize results of quality-of-care activities to initiate changes in practice.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensure in the practicing state as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).

Experience

• Preferred 3-5 years hospital experience.
• Proficient with computer systems; strong oral and written communication skills.