Hospital RN

Summary

The Registered Nurse provides and performs oversight, delegation, and coordination of total nursing care with other health care team members to meet all care needs of the patients in accordance with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of Cozad Community Health System.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Utilizes the nursing process, for the performance of patient care, to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care to achieve prioritized patient outcomes according to the RN scope of practice.
• Performs comprehensive nursing assessments effectively and efficiently according to patient type; Medical, Surgical, Obstetrical, Newborn, Pediatric, ER, Swing Bed and Telemetry/Cardiac patients.
• Collaborates with Medical Staff, management, and other healthcare team members to coordinate and manage plan of care for patients.
• Performs emergency treatments as required.
• Administers medications, treatments, and procedures in a timely and safe manner according to physician orders and nursing policy, using standard precautions.
• Documents accurate and ongoing assessments of patient status that reflect nursing interventions, patient responses, patient teaching, and status of outcomes at discharge.
• Implements infectious disease controls including isolation, proper hand washing, and PPE.
• Performs and maintains documentation.
• Provides quality healthcare services to all patients and participates in providing quality metrics.
• Follows all HIPAA guidelines and promotes and ensures patient safety.
• Fulfills mission statement by performing job duties with a high level of customer service while contributing to a positive and professional environment.
• Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited College of Nursing. One year of full-time experience in rural healthcare preferred. Electronic Health Records experience preferred.

Licensure/Certification

Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Nebraska.

Basic Life Support (CPR)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification required within the first two years of employment

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS)

Valid Driver’s License

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds; must occasionally push, pull and assist with lifting up to 300 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Ability to operate a motor vehicle and complete errands based on business needs.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a hospital setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Cozad Community Health System is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified employees from the available workforce in the communities we serve.

Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Cozad Community Health System, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination and retaliation because of veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, national origin or ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law.