Registered Nurse - Flex with Night Weekend

Location - Clinton Regional Hospital
Shift - Night (36 hours weekly, every 3rd weekend)
This is internal travel contract.
Minimum of 2 years acute care and 1 year of ICU required.
Job Overview: This position applies the nursing process in providing direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families. The position also collaborates, in a collegial manner, with physicians and other health care team members in meeting the patient\'s needs. This position may delegate certain aspects of care to those under their direct supervision, within the scope of nursing practice. This position works in a variety of areas across the system, requiring flexibility and a broad range of nursing knowledge.
Bachelor\'s Degree in Nursing (Required)
2 - 3 years Clinical Nursing in Acute Care Setting (Required)
Knowledge, judgement, and skills derived from the Principles of Biological, Physical, Behavioral, Social, and Nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs at various stages of the life cycle
Registered Nurse Required
Functions in roles and provides leadership on the unit as needed and requested. Cooperates with instructor to facilitate learning experiences for students. Demonstrates knowledge and is supportive of organizational and unit changes. Builds collegial relationships with physicians and other health team members. Demonstrates autonomy in identifying opportunities for process improvement. Evaluates the plan of care for the patient based on optimal specific patient outcomes. Documents the patient/family response to care including teaching. Collaborates with patient/famly and with other members of the healthcare team, including physicians, to revise plan of care as needed. Supervises the care that was delegated to other health care team members.
Implements plan of care for patient. Determines plan of care based on ethical principles as outlined in the TriHealth Code of Ethical Business and Professional Behavior. Delivers care in a non-judgemental and non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to patient diversity. Seeks available resources to help formulate ethical decisions. Prioritizes the workload according to patient\'s needs, requests, and the needs of the unit/facility. Recognizes emergent situations, notifies appropriate personnel, and begins emergency measures. Documents ongoing assessment per unit/TriHealth guidelines. Communicates assessment findings to other health care providers as appropriate. Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment.
Performs technical skills according to policy and procedure and accepted standards within their area of practice. Uses all equipment in a safe, appropriate manner.
Plans care for patient and family based on assessment, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes. Initiates and individualizes appropriate patient care guidelines/plan of care or clinical pathways. Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs. Develops both short and long term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning. Communicates plan of care to others.
Other Related Information: The TriHealth Nursing Vision, Mission, and Philosophy speaks to the professional development, collaboration, and our nursing culture. To achieve excellence in nursing care, TriHealth encourages: pursuit of improved knowledge through continuing education classes, formal education leading to advanced degrees, and the attainment of specialty certification; nurse membership in local, regional, and national nursing organizations related to the appropriate nurse specialty; involvement in activities that better the health of our community; nursing research activities and use of evidence-based practice, and all nurses to foster, support, and personally model collaborative relationships amongst nurses, physicians, and other caregivers for the betterment of patient care.
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