Registered Nurse- Night Shift

Reports To: House Supervisor, Department Manager, and/or Nursing Administration

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

· Registered Nurse with a current Missouri license

· BLS, ACLS

· NIH Stroke Certification required (renew yearly)

· STARR certification within first year

· Basic Arrhythmia course and competency yearly

· Skills, EMTALA, and compliance training yearly

Requirements:

· 12 hour shifts

· Weekend obligation

· Holiday obligation

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Provide professional nursing care for assigned patients according to established nursing standards and practices

· Consult with and keep House Supervisor informed of unit activities, needs, and problems with regard to assigned patients.

· Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care for all patients assigned

· Make nursing assessments and formulate plans of care

· Maintain established hospital and nursing policies, procedures, quality performance, safety, and other regulatory requirements.

· Assist with orientation of new personnel and instructional training.

· Maintain good employee relations, interdepartmental relations, and public relations.

· Maintain patient rights and confidentiality of patient information.

· Receive report from previous shift, utilize Bedside Reporting

· Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe environment

· Take corrective action when violations in policies and procedures occur; follow chain of command.

· Give and obtain information with physicians, organize supply and dressing needs, assist physicians with examinations and treatments as needed, carry out physician orders.

· Assure continuous and correct identification of all patients on the unit.

· Assure that charting is current, accurate, and complete.

· Review charts to see that all permits, authorizations, releases, and other required forms are completed.

· Keep equipment clean and in good working order.

· Prepare incident reports when needed.

· Make nursing rounds, evaluate patients’ condition, answer questions, give instructions, take vital signs, and check functioning of medical equipment.

· Prepare and administer prescribed medications; perform prescribed treatments.

· Initiate, maintain, and discontinue intravenous infusions and blood transfusions as instructed.

· Notify House Supervisor and/or physician of significant changes in patient’s response to medications and treatments.

· Recognize emergencies and respond with proper protocol.

· Notify family, physician, and clergy as needed.

· Attend meetings and required in-services.

· Maintain courteous communications and project a positive and helpful attitude toward patients, visitors, the public, medical staff, and fellow hospital employees.

· Utilize a team approach with medical and nursing staff and ancillary departments and maintain good working relationships with them.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

Pay: $32.00 - $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $32 - $45