Come work where others vacation! We are seeking experienced RNs to join our Med Surg department!

$10k Sign on Bonus Relocation Assistance offered!

About our unit:

Medical/Surgical/Pediatrics (MS2)

• 24 private rooms
• Nursing is 4 to 5:1
• Patients include:
  • Post–op patients
  • GI bleed
  • DVT/PE
  • Alcohol and drug withdrawal
  • Respiratory failure
  • Pneumonia
  • COPD Exacerbation
  • Infectious diseases (i.e. – UTI, cellulitis, osteomyelitis)
  • Acute/chronic renal disease
  • Pediatrics (Med/Surg)

(Telemetry monitoring, tele-neurology and tele-nephrology available)

Essential Functions / Major Responsibilities:

Standard 1: Assessment

• Provides initial and ongoing assessment and interpretation of patients within the framework of holistic professional nursing practice, and in accordance with the principles of patient and family centered care.
• Integrates knowledge from environmental factors into the assessment process.
• Assesses and interprets information and data regarding the patient’s culture and values system, lifestyle, and interest and ability to participate in their care, and other factors impacting successful treatment outcomes.
• Recognizes the impact of one’s own attitudes, beliefs and values on the assessment process.
• Identifies barriers to effective communication based on psychosocial, literacy, economic, cultural and religious considerations.
• Assesses and interprets patient’s ability (physical, social and psychological) to manage their health in order to transition their care or discharge. In collaboration with the patient or family identifies patient or family needs based on analysis of data.
• Identifies and communicates patient or family needs to the interdisciplinary health care team and other providers of care as appropriate through accurate documentation and vocal communication.
• Provides ongoing monitoring of patient’s and / or their family’s response to intervention; identifies deviations from expected outcomes and assesses change in patient status.

Standard 2: Diagnosis

• Identifies risks to the patient’s health and safety including risk from interpersonal, systematic, cultural or environmental lifestyle.
• Uses assessment data and clinical decision support tools to identify and communicate actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Corroborates the diagnoses with the patient, family, group or community.
• Prioritize diagnoses based on mutually agreed goals to meet the healthcare needs of the patient, family, group or community.
• Documents diagnoses in a manner that facilitates the determination of the expected outcomes and plan.

Standard 3: Outcomes Identification

• Identifies expected outcomes for an individualized patient treatment plan, in collaboration with the interprofessional team,
• Creates culturally sensitive expected outcomes from assessment data in collaboration with the patient and their care partner that facilitate coordination of care.
• Documents expected outcomes as measurable goals.
• Evaluate the actual outcomes against the expected outcomes.

Standard 4: Planning

• Develops, coordinates and updates an individualized plan of care, based on evidence, in collaboration with the patient and their family, the interdisciplinary health care team and other providers of care promoting continuity of care across the continuum.
• Develops evidence-based strategies to address each of the identified diagnoses, problems, or issues including but not limited to the following: Promotion of health, prevention of illness or injury, healing, and supportive care.
• Prioritizes nursing interventions to achieve patient outcomes and goals.
• Modifies the plan according to the ongoing assessment of the patient’s response and other outcomes.
• Develops and coordinates a comprehensive discharge and education plan to meet the patient and their family’s needs, including health promotion, self-management, identifying and coordinating resources to promote continuity of care across the continuum.

Standard 5: Implementation

• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with patient or families.
• Identifies, initiates and coordinates therapeutic interventions consistent with the legislated scope of practice and level of competence.
• Implements prescribed interventions (e.g. diagnostic tests, medications) and performs independent nursing interventions (e.g. patient and family education).
• Ensures the implementation, coordination and ongoing evaluation of the patient care plan.
• Provides counseling that assists the patient in developing, improving, or regaining skills, social and community supports, promoting health and recovering from illness and disability.
• Consults with the interdisciplinary team and other care providers to discuss changes related to patient status, and modifies interventions.
• Provides information and instruction to assist patients and family members to understand health care practices and processes.
• Utilizes educational material to support patients understanding of their health care, health promotion, and or health maintenance, and the enhancement of their individual well-being.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Care is coordinated and delivered within the confines of available human, material and fiscal resources of the Association (Summit Healthcare Association).

Standard 6: Evaluation

• Utilizes data obtained from the patient and their family and other health care providers to evaluate the plan of care including the patient’s responses to interventions and achievement of expected outcomes.
• Supervises and evaluates care provided by direct care assistive and support staff.
• Uses data and evidence based best practice to evaluate and revised planned nursing activities and interventions.
• Documents complete accurate and relevant data for every patient according to Association policies and guidelines.

Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.