RN Float Pool Nights. New Grads

Description $15,000 Sign On Bonus
New Graduates Welcome!

Watertown Regional Medical Center is NOW HIRING for a Registered Nurse to join our Float Pool working NIGHTS!

Be part of Watertown Regional Medical Center, an acute‑care hospital in southeastern Wisconsin that consistently earns national awards for its high‑quality care from the likes of Becker's Hospital Review, Chartis, Health grades, The Leapfrog Group, and parent company Scion Health. Watertown Regional's exceptional care across multiple specialty services is also reflected in its numerous accreditations and certifications. Join our team and grow your career in a hospital where everyday excellence meets or exceeds expectations.

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.

• 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.
• Collects patient health data
  • Determines the priority of data collection based on the patient’s immediate condition or needs.
  • Collects pertinent data using appropriate assessment techniques.
  • Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in data collection when appropriate.
  • Ensures that the data collection process is systematic and ongoing.
  • Documents relevant data in the medical record according to hospital standards.
• Analyzes the assessment data in determining diagnoses/patient problems.
  • Derives diagnoses/patient problems from the assessment data.
  • Validates diagnoses/patient problems with the patient, significant other, and health care providers, when possible.
  • Documents diagnoses/patient problems in a manner that facilitates the determination of expected outcomes and plan.
• Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
  • Derives outcomes from the diagnoses/patient problems.
  • Documents outcomes as measurable goals.
  • Formulates outcomes mutually with the patient and health care providers, when possible.
  • Ensures outcomes are realistic in relation to the patient’s present and potential capabilities.
  • Ensures outcomes are attainable in relation to resources available to the patient.
  • Ensures outcomes include a time estimate for attainment.
  • Ensures outcomes provide direction for continuity of care. Anticipates potential problems situations and intervenes to offset any adverse impact.
• Develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
  • Individualizes the plan to the patient’s condition or need.
  • Develops the plan with the patient, significant others, and health care providers, when appropriate.
  • Ensures the plan reflects current nursing practice.
  • Documents the plan.
  • Provides continuity of care in the plan.
• Implements the interventions identified in the plan of care.
  • Establishes interventions that are consistent with the plan of care.
  • Implements interventions in a safe and appropriate manner.
  • Documents interventions.
• Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes.
  • Ensures evaluation is systematic and ongoing.
  • Documents patient’s responses to interventions.
  • Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions in relation to outcomes.
  • Utilizes ongoing assessment data to revise diagnoses/patient problems,…