What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse- Advanced Joint Care Center position at Beloit Health System?
Beloit Health System is adding to our team in our Advanced Joint Care Center with an immediate opening for a Registered Nurse at Beloit Memorial Hospital.
BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE
The mission of Beloit Health System requires the employee to perform in a manner which ensures delivery of the highest quality of medical services at an economic value and at the highest level of patient satisfaction. Respect and consideration given to the dignity of each patient, visitor, and fellow employee is a requisite of successful job performance.
The above statements are intended to describe the essential functions and related requirements of persons assigned to this job. They are not intended as an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements
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- Sign-On Bonus: Yes
- Shift: 3rd
- Schedule: 7p-7a
- Hours per week: 36 hours per week
- Benefits Status: Benefit Eligible
- Department: Advanced Joint Care Center
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to promote recovery from a variety of medical or surgical conditions.
- Administer intermittent and continuous IV medications and monitor condition changes to optimize patient recovery and accurately documenting in the EMR.
- The staff nurse plans, coordinates, supervises and provides care for clients throughout their life span within the framework of the well/illness continuum. This includes optimal service in a cost-effective manner.
- Appropriately assesses basic physical, psychological and social needs of patients and their families.
- Effectively plans patient care and consistently implements the patient's plan of care.
- Accurately evaluates patient's health status in relation to outcomes of nursing interventions/medical therapies.
- Provides patient/family education appropriately.
- Strictly adheres to infection control policies including body substance isolation and blood born pathogen precautions.
- Actively participates in Quality Improvement program.
- Performs unit specific duties according to established unit-based competencies.
- Completes documentation according to policy.
- Effectively sets goals and priorities for provision of care to a group of patients according to acuity.
- Ensures patient safety while handling, transporting and providing medications to patients; protects patients from various hazards, falls, disease exposure, etc.
- Demonstrates ability to perform functions accurately and efficiently with computer software application appropriate to position. Other duties as assigned.
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing
- ADN, Diploma, BSN, or MSN degree acceptable.
- State of Wisconsin nursing licensure, compact license or temporary permit required. (If a compact license, application for a State of Wisconsin nursing license must be initiated in no more than 30 days from start date).
- Must be CPR certified within 3 months of hire.
- Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply proper procedures to Beloit Health System policies.
- Employee possesses the training, knowledge, and skills necessary to perform the following activities (evaluation, treatment, and patient care) for patients in one or more of the following age groups: neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.
- Successful completion of pre-placement physical examination.
- Involves physical effort that includes full range of body motion which includes standing, walking for extensive periods of time. Also assists with lifting patients up to 25 pounds weight, pushing transport carts ranging in weight of 50-200 pounds.
- Required to have manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires to see and hear at a level sufficient to perform job duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Requires working in sometimes stressful conditions or irregular hours.
- Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE
The mission of Beloit Health System requires the employee to perform in a manner which ensures delivery of the highest quality of medical services at an economic value and at the highest level of patient satisfaction. Respect and consideration given to the dignity of each patient, visitor, and fellow employee is a requisite of successful job performance.
The above statements are intended to describe the essential functions and related requirements of persons assigned to this job. They are not intended as an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements
Job Posted by ApplicantPro