Staff RN 6 E Med/Surg FT Days

• Adheres to infection prevention guidelines

• Adheres to policies, procedures, and standards of practice to deliver safe and optimal care

• Assesses patient history, physiological, and psychosocial status

• Communicates with the patient, family, medical staff and others during the continuum of care

• Complies with Joint Commission’s national patient safety goals

• Complies with organizational quality dashboard/benchmarking goals

• Interprets common variables affecting patient care and follows reporting process

• Maintains regulatory compliance consistent with quality standards and ethical obligations of the profession

• Participates in activities in alignment with the Magnet Model

• Participates in organizational activities

• Participates in Peer Review

• Participates in professional development activities

• Performs as a preceptor in an active and engaged manner

• Provides age-specific individualized care that supports protection from harm and complies with patient safety centered interventions/bundles

• Provides patient and family education throughout the care of patient

• Uses critical thinking to formulate and carry out a care plan according to patient needs

• Utilizes resources in an economical manner

• Utilizes safe administration of medications

• Utilizes Safe Patient Handling

• Serves as an integral member of the Orthopedic Center of Excellence Program.

• Assesses and identifies nursing diagnoses and treats patient conditions for which orthopaedic patient are at risk, including but not limited to pan, impaired physical mobility, self-care deficits, impaired skin integrity, body image disturbance, and post-trauma response.

• Assesses, identifies nursing diagnoses and treat orthopaedic patient conditions such as total joint replacement (hip and knee).

• Applies the nursing process as the basis for clinical judgment and decision making, nursing theory, and research, as well as specific orthopaedic knowledge.

• Collaborates with consumers and other member of the interdisciplinary health care team to ensure comprehensive orthopaedic education and treatment programs are established and maintained for a variety of health care settings.

• Cares for patients with musculoskeletal injuries, including use of immobilization and ambulatory assistive devices.

Compensation Range
$55.29 - $80.45 / Hour

BCLS or ACLS Certification