Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical Oncology Unit 8WE - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital at Bon Secours Mercy Health

Job description

Thank you for considering a career at Mercy Health! Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 Work Shift: Days/Nights (United States of America) Job Description * Full Time - 36 hrs/week * Day/Night Rotation * 7:00 am - 7:30 pm and 7:00 pm - 7:30 am * New Grads are Welcome to Apply!!! About Mercy Health As a faith-based and patient-focused organization, Mercy Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect. Mercy Health seeks people that are committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive Summary of Primary Function/General Purpose of Position The Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical functions as a care provider of a multidisciplinary care team responsible for the delivery of patient care through using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN possesses the basic knowledge of a patient's age and cultural diversity into the provision of patient care, demonstrates strong skills related to effective time management and prioritizing patient care, contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement initiatives, collaborates with other professional disciplines, and supports the mission of the ministry to provide physical and psychological support to patients and families. Essential Job Functions In collaboration with members of interdisciplinary teams, the RN establishes goals and strategies for meeting the discharge or continuing care needs with the patient. The RN performs and documents complete patient assessments, initiates and maintains current nursing care plans for all assigned patients, identifies patient learning needs to provide individualized and comprehensive teaching, administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures, serves as a point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout the hospital departments, acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department, and serves as a patient advocate in collaboration with spiritual care, palliative care, and ethics. This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. Licensing/Certification Current RN license in state they are working or covered by compact (required) BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support acceptable in lieu of BLS) Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification RN-BC (Registered Nurse - Board Certified) (preferred) CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse (preferred) PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nurse (preferred) CMSRN Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (preferred) National Institute of Health (NIH) Stroke Certification (preferred) Education Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred) Experience One year of RN experience (required); will consider New Grads and RN's with less than 1 year experience Six months RN experience in an acute care hospital setting (preferred) Skills Assigns patient care according to the nursing skill, knowledge, and scope of practice of staff. Orients, facilitates learning experience, and provides education (based upon quality improvement indicators, outcomes, and implementation) to nursing staff and others. Possesses clinical knowledge, skills, and competency to provide evidence-based patient care in accordance with the current standards of practice, policy and procedure, and BSMH mission. Performs comprehensive assessment of patien