Registered Nurse - Medical Telemetry & Geriatrics (2 North) - FT 0.9 (72 hrs biweekly)
Memorial Health System
- Marietta, OH
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Performs hourly rounding.
- Obtains required patient assessments and reassessments per nursing policy.
- Develops a plan of care and teaching plan based on assessed needs of patient and family. Revises as needed per hospital policy.
- Coordinates timely, adequate teaching to patient/family/significant other in preparation for discharge and documents appropriately.
- Implements and monitors nursing interventions.
- Consistently documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes in Meditech within required timeframe.
- Participates in interdisciplinary rounding and collaborates with team members to identify patient needs.
- Recognizes changes in patient conditions and communicates with physician using SBAR.
- Effectively manages patient care and delegates appropriately according to the needs of the patient and the skill of the caregiver.
- Utilizes appropriate interpersonal communication which facilitates productive relationships with other team members.
- Facilitates a positive and caring relationship with others by utilizing trust and mutual respect.
- Establishes a therapeutic relationship between patient, family and self, based on empathy and trust.
- Promotes a positive patient experience.
- Seeks help from appropriate resources as needed.
- Maintains current knowledge of and practices within the scope of hospital policies.
- Clarifies any unclear communication between members of the healthcare team.
- Uses proper channels of authority in communicating information.
- Collects Data related to physical, psychological and psychosocial health status.
- Develops a plan of care and teaching plan based on assessed needs of patient and family. Revises same as diagnosis and needs dictate.
- As part of the nursing process, performs admission, handoff, transfer and discharge procedures.
- Coordinates with physician's plan of care, the admission assessment and discharge needs.
- Maintains compliance in RQI.
- Assumes all other duties and responsibilities as necessary.
- Perform shift checks as assigned.
- Assists with completion of chart audits for nursing documentation as required.
- Complete staff assignments taking into account the skill level and acuity of patient assignment.
- Manages throughput on the nursing unit and make changes to assignments as needed.
- Reports to the nursing unit manager any problems in regards to performance, safety, staffing, behavior, etc.
- Assists with conflict resolution in the absence of the nursing manager in collaboration with the house supervisor.
- Role models positive behaviors with staff including integrity, fairness and consistency.
- Agent for change for the department.
- Assigned and assist as super user for completion of incident report.
- Current licensure in the State of Ohio or if working in WV will need a WV license as a Registered Nurse.
- BLS required upon hire.
- ACLS within 1 year of employment required.
- Verbal, clerical, numerical, and manual dexterity, color vision and near visual acuity, proper lifting techniques and body mechanics.