Med/Surg

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

· Current Iowa licensure as a Registered Nurse

· Minimum of 2 year acute care experience

• Healthcare Provider BLS certification

• ACLS certification preferred

· Mandatory Abuse Reporter Certification within 6 months of hire

· Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English well.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF JOB

· Under limited supervision, provides direct patient care

· Plans, directs, and evaluates total nursing care for Med-Surg patients as directed

· Relates effectively with other shifts for continuity of care; maintains satisfactory relations with other departments

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

· Ability to maintain confidentiality; and both a high standard of courtesy and cooperation in dealing with co-workers, patients, and visitors, and satisfactory job performance despite the stress of a hospital work environment.

· Incorporates Mission, Vision, and Core Values into department, and ensures departmental employees and self adhere to these.

· Regular and predictable work attendance

· Wears appropriate apparel for the position and displays nametag upon such apparel.

· Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients on the unit, including giving direct patient care

· Is resourceful and calm in emergencies

· Keeps physicians, nurses and other staff informed of patient needs, and problems on the unit as necessary

· Utilizes gathered data in determining priorities for patients’ physical, psychological, educational and discharge needs in formulating the plan of care

· Identifies problems and guides personnel to their solution

· Creates a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction of coworkers

· Administers medications and intravenous solutions skillfully and correctly

· Maintains the standards of accurate and complete recording and reporting

· Arranges to have needed supplies and equipment on hand

· Carries out nursing interventions safely and accurately utilizing knowledge, judgment and skill to implement physicians’ orders and the nursing plan of care

· Evaluates patient/family responses to implementation of the plan of care and modifies plan of care based on these responses

· Prioritizes workload

· Performs documentation in the patient’s record accurately, concisely and in a timely manner

· Demonstrates effective communication skills

· Supports and enforces infection control policies and procedures

· Participates in orientation and in-service training for personnel

· Maintains professional patient confidentiality

· Displays concern and initiative

· Observes and supports hospital policies, procedures, and skills

· Is prompt and efficient with minimal absences

· Cooperates and maintains good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, patients, and visitors

· Works independently with limited direct supervision using the Nurse Practice Act, LCHC policies, nursing standards and professional judgment

· Works rotating shifts, weekends and holidays as scheduled

· Attend meetings and in-services as required.

· Other duties as assigned.