Inpatient Registered Nurse - PRN
Exceptional Healthcare
- Yuma, AZ
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Provide direct patient care, evaluate outcomes, consult with other specialists as required and adjust nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care
- Communicate with physicians about changes in patient's status, symptomatology and results of diagnostic studies
- Able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment
- Maintain awareness of current policies and procedures which impact position responsibilities
- Demonstrate current comprehensive and professional knowledge and skills in conformation with recognized nursing standards including the Patient Bill of Rights standards for patient care and the Nurse Practice Act
- Able to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy, including geriatric patients and the general patient population
- Able to adequately assess and reassess pain, utilize appropriate pain management techniques, and educate the patient and family regarding pain management
- Able to monitor hemodynamic status of patient and correctly interpret the results
- Demonstrate knowledge of cardiac monitoring to identify dysrhythmias
- Able to perform waived testing (point-of-care testing) per Clinical Laboratory’s and according to patient care unit’s policies and procedures
- Maintain current knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and his/her clinical condition
- Maintain accurate and continued nursing documentation including patient histories, conditions, treatments, responses and assessment of changes
- Perform all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduce the likelihood of medical/health care errors
- Interact professionally with patient and family and involve patient and family in the formation of the plan of care
- Formulate a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluate effectiveness of learning, including family in teaching as appropriate
- Maintain a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and families in accordance with hospital standards
- Demonstrate the values to team concept on a consistent basis
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a hospital setting.
- Telemetry/ICU experience preferred
- Current Texas Nursing License.
- Current CPR and ACLS required. PALS preferred.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good organization habits
- Ability to care for patients for adult to geriatric patients.
- Excellent teaching skills.
- Basic knowledge of continuous quality improvement ideology.
- Basic computer skills
- EHR Documentation via EPOWERdoc
- Current RN license
- Current BLS Certification
- Current ACLS Certification
- Current PALS Certification
- 12 hour shift
- All shift
- Weekend availability
- Monday to Friday
- Holidays
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Life insurance
- Paid time off