ID - RN, Night Shift Med/Surg

Medical-Surgical RN

The Medical-Surgical RN provides direct patient care, coordinates treatment plans, and ensures high-quality nursing services for patients recovering from illness, injury, or surgery. This role requires strong clinical judgment, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, and a commitment to patient-centered care. The position involves maintaining current knowledge of evidence-based nursing practice and the ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills in the implementation of all phases of the nursing process and will serve as a professional role model as a caregiver, mentor, teacher, and resource for peers and other providers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; following facility standards of care set by the State Board of Nursing and other governing agency regulations. Possess knowledge and skills regarding nursing principals and practice.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in accordance with hospital policies; Make nursing decisions within the scope of licensure.
• Administer medications, treatments, and IV therapy as per physician order.
• Monitor vital signs, symptoms, and patient progress, reporting changes promptly.
• Collaborate with physicians, specialist, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans, discharge instructions and health management.
• Maintain accurate documentation in electronic health records (EMR).
• Ensure compliance with infection control, safety protocols, and regulatory standards.
• Monitor patient progress document assessments, and adjust care plans accordingly.
• Assist with post-operative recovery, chronic illness management, and acute care interventions.
• Respond to emergencies and coordinate with interdisciplinary teams of optimal patient outcomes.
• Communicate effectively with a wide range of age groups, ethnic, educational, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Organizational skills, with ability to prioritize with accuracy and speed.
• Attend 75% of nursing staff meetings and other available in-service education that pertain to professional growth and development.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Delegates, and oversees, tasks delegated to nursing assistants, ESTs and Unit Clerks.
• Able to work weekends, holidays, and shift rotations as needed.
• Maintain good physical, emotional, and mental health.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an approved School of Nursing required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Prior Medical-Surgical experience preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) License in the State of Idaho or approved compact state licensure.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required upon hire.
• Advanced Life Support (ACLS) Certification required up on date of hire.
• Pediatric Life Support (PALS) certification required within a year of date of hire.

Shift: Night Shift; 36 Hrs/Week; 5pm -0530 am

Specialty Type: Nursing

Sub Specialties: Registered Nurse

General Certifications: General Certifications(PALS,ACLS,BLS/BCLS)