RN- Med/Surg
Company: Lifepoint Hospitals
Location: Galax
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
Sign on bonus offered
Minimum Education
Graduation from a school of nursing as a registered nurse
required
Required Licenses
Current RN license required
BLS required
ACLS preferred
PALS preferred
ASLS preferred
Required Skills
Verbal and written ability to give information and present ideas
essential in administrative management.
Ability to understand advanced theory and practice in nursing.
Familiarity with organization and functions of each hospital
department.
Ability to discern legal implications in nursing.
Ability to motivate personnel, problem-solve effectively and handle
stress in a positive manner.
Maintain harmonious relationships with nursing personnel, medical
staff, hospital administration, and all hospital departments.
Essential Functions
Function as a staff or charge nurse.
Supervise and coordinate care in a manner to ensure that patient
needs are provided in an efficient manner and in accordance with
hospital policies and procedures.
Possess the knowledge to safely apply theory and practice when
providing, planning and assigning nursing care.
Ability to problem-solve effectively to provide quality patient
care.
Provide excellent customer service including patient education.
Ability to work with all age groups including infants, pediatrics,
adolescents, adults and geriatric patients.
Ability to work with Paragon applications (computer system).
Possess the knowledge to use PYXIS medication delivery system.
Ability to use GRASP acuity system.
Education Uses the nursing process to meet patient/family learning
needs.
Professionalism Applies knowledge to practice through participation
in performance improvement activities and application of nursing
research.
Consistently communicates to co-workers, medical staff, ancillary
departments and customers to promote a collaborative and
cooperative environment.
Reliability Ensures completion of assigned workloads and moves to
unassigned work at own initiative.
Other duties, as designated by the Director of Medical/Surgical
Services, Coordinator of Medical/Surgical Services, supervisor, or
CNO.
Functional Demands
Work requires physical ability such as walking, standing, pushing,
pulling, lifting heavy objects/patients (patients 300 pounds),
stooping and climbing stairs.
Walking intermittently through halls of hospital and outside.
May be exposed to bad weather when escorting a discharged patient
to their vehicle.
Involves mental activity and problem-solving, to include the
ability to implement solutions.
May be exposed to injury by irrational or disturbed patients,
patients with communicable diseases, and/or potentially dangerous
equipment.
Risk of exposure to infectious diseases and hazardous
materials.
Exposure to blood, body fluid and hazardous wastes is moderate to
frequent and must carry out universal precautions according to
hospital policy.
Bending required frequently, 45-90 degree angles, to check
patients, to operate machinery.
Speech, hearing, reading, writing and visual acuity necessary in
order to perform job requirements.
See above.
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