Registered Nurse job in Cape Girardeau, MO
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Cape Girardeau, MO CorTech LLC
| Job Ref: | 355287 |
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CorTech LLC |
| Job Type: | Contract |
| Salary and Benefits: | 51.72/Per Hour |
| Remote: | No |
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| City: | Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Post Code: | 63701 |
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JobsRUs.com. is seeking to hire a Registered Nurse for our client in Cape Girardeau, MO! Benefits Available! Weekly Pay! $51.72/Hour Shift Details: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM Job Designation Unit: GI Lab EXPERIENCE: One year plus CERTIFICATIONS: ACLS - required BLS - required Description: Delivers nursing care by developing a nursing diagnosis. Establishing nursing care objectives. Defining nursing interventions. Providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families/support person to understand patient conditions, medications, and self-care skills. Noting changing conditions and needs along with re-evaluating care objectives. The RN in Digestive Health is specially trained to assist with endoscopy procedures involving the gastrointestinal and respiratory system. This position requires knowledge and skill of nursing theory and practice to provide optimal patient care in a cost-effective manner. The RN will provide leadership in the department by functioning in a charge capacity and assuming the responsibilities of such. Essential Functions: Assures quality care by adhering to professional standards, healthcare organization policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and The Joint Commission standards. Maintains cooperative relationships among healthcare team members. Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns. Documents patient care services by charting patient and department records. Protects healthcare organization value by keeping information confidential, cautioning others regarding potential breaches. Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions to appropriate healthcare team members. Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans. Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions. Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity. Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and management. Provides patient care by reviewing providers orders; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families/support person; conferring with providers. Resolves patient issues by conferring with parties involved. Maintaining standards of professional nursing care. Promotes a culture of safety by always maintaining awareness of patient?s safety needs; acts as a patient advocate by voicing concerns, using chain of command as necessary; adheres to safety practices i.e., safety huddles, bedside shift report. Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family/support person; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables. Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions and monitor patients for reactions or side effects. Preparing patients for and assisting with exams as needed. Explaining procedures/treatment/discharge to patient and family members to alleviate apprehension and to verify understanding of procedure/discharge. IV therapy competency including care for central lines. Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations. Appropriate supervision and delegation of duties to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel and other ancillary staff Assures compliance with Joint Commission standards regarding National Patient Safety Goals and other areas of accreditation. Other specified duties as assigned for patient care and unit specific competencies. Any other duties as needed to drive to the Vision, fulfill the Mission, and abide by the Values of the organization. | |
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