Registered Nurse - Clinical - Vascular and Urology

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Worker Type: Regular

Join a team where your work mattersevery moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you'll care for patients in a supportive, team-focused environment that serves as a proven stepping stone to critical care. With a 1:3 nurse-to-patient ratio, experienced preceptors, and opportunities to expand your skills through TCU and IMC training, you'll build a strong clinical foundation while making a meaningful impact on patients and families every day.

Department: Vascular & Urology Stepdown Unit

Schedule: 7pm - 7am with weekend and holiday rotation.

Sign-On Bonus: Ask your recruiter about sign-on bonus eligibility

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Job Summary:

The registered nurse is a professional practitioner who assesses, manages, directs, and provides nursing care care activities during the patient's hospital stay and coordinates planning with other disciplines utilizing a patient/customer driven approach.

Job Responsibilities And Requirements:

Position Accountabilities And Performance Criteria

Essential Functions: The following are essential job accountabilities and performance criteria:

1) Performs comprehensive nursing assessment/reassessment.

Criteria

A) Performs age-appropriate admission assessment or transfer assessment. Obtains input from family/guardian when appropriate.

B) Accurately and completely documents findings.

C) Performs assessment of post-op/post-invasive procedure patients.

D) Assesses and documents education and discharge needs of patient and family on admission and throughout hospitalization.

E) Provides patient reassessment documenting pertinent observations according to the patient plan of care, changes in condition, status and/or diagnosis, response to care, procedures, etc., and standards of care.

2) Establishes, coordinates and evaluates a plan of care based on analysis of assessment data, patient diagnosis, lab data, tests, procedures, physician orders, protocols and standards of care and other information as relevant.

Criteria

A) Identifies short and long term goals based on patient care needs.

B) Formulates nursing interventions to achieve desired patient outcome.

3) Provides and documents nursing interventions based on assessed patient needs, plan of care, and changes in patient status.

4) Documents and or communicates nursing care and or changes in patient condition.

5) Specialized Care: Provides specialized care to patients at high risk for injury.

6) Demonstrates accountability for own professional practice.

7) Ability to relate to coworkers in a professional and appropriate manner.

8) Safety/Infection Control: Performs job in accordance with safety and infection control policies.

9) Service: Provides service excellence to the customers of Saint Louis University Hospital by delivering timely, high quality care in a courteous and respectful manner.

10) Incorporates Performance Improvement and Evidenced Based Practice into individual professional practice.

11) Age Appropriate Care: Provides age-appropriate care to:

12) Cost Effective Services

Disclaimer: Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.