Registered Nurse (Pool) Day & Night Shifts

Registered Nurse (RN), Rapid Response Float Pool

MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital 1201 Grand

Sign-on Bonus: Please speak with your recruiter about sign on bonus eligibility!

Benefits: Competitive, affordable health insurance including but not limited to:

Retirement savings program

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

*The Registered Nurse (RN), Rapid Response Float Pool is a professional practitioner who assesses, manages, directs, and provides nursing care activities during the patient's hospital stay and coordinates care planning with other disciplines utilizing a patient/customer driven approach in a variety of Medical Surgical units. Must be highly energetic, flexible and motivated to support the success of Saint Louis University Hospital.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA (% of time)

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

1. Performs comprehensive nursing assessment/reassessment.
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.
3. Provides and documents nursing interventions based on assessed patient needs, plan of care, and changes in patient status.

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

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

1. Incorporates Performance Improvement and Evidenced Based Practice into individual professional practice.
2. Age Appropriate Care: Provides age-appropriate care to:

Licensed to work as an RN in the state of Missouri

May be exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases. Handles emergency and crisis situations. For Nursing Staff

Our patients deserve care that sets the standard for excellence and meets the needs of each and every patient whose care is our primary purpose and mission. (Quality)

Achieve Excellence in Infection Control By:

Isolating per policy

Consistently adhering to proper infection control practices and I will educate patients and visitors of the same.

Taking responsibility to read, learn, follow, enforce and remain up to date on Saint Louis University Hospital policies and procedures.

Change dressings when they need to be changed now rather than later and maintain all invasive lines as directed by policy.

Vaccinate per policy.

Notify my supervisor if I see anyone or anything that puts my patient at risk.

Achieve Excellence in Nursing Practice By:

Contributing in a positive way to the functioning of the patient care team.

Taking an active role in practice development through participation in unit based and hospital committees.

Ensuring that documentation of patient care is consistently thorough and legible.

Maintaining proper care of and treat all equipment with respect (clean up after using the microwave, not hit the walls with beds etc.).

Keeping the nursing station, bathroom, and break room neat and clean.

Leaving my patent's room in good order, with supplies in place, and ready for the next shift and my work area in the same condition as I would like to see when I return.

If I see something out of order I will pick it up, fix it, or call to have it repaired. Giving hand-off report to another nurse before I leave the unit with another patient or for any other errand.

Treating my colleagues, our patients, visitors, and business partners with respect and dignity is necessary to create an environment where excellence in caring and nursing practice can thrive. (Show empathy to every patient and communicate my commitment to assist in their comfort, safety, and restoration to health.

Demonstrate my respect to my colleagues and co- condition and concerns, mentoring new employees, resolving conflicts constructively, and proactively scheduling shifts to meet unit needs.

Offer constructive criticism to co-workers when addressing concerns, praising in public and criticizing in private when necessary.

Always refer to physicians as Dr. ____.

It is my responsibility to communicate through verbal and non- vernal means that I am here to help. (Explain all procedures, test, medications and monitoring equipment, etc to each patient and discuss plan of care for the day/shift with patient and family.

Its intent rather is to be a positive statement of concrete actions which will ensure that nursing practice at Saint Louis University Hospital sets the benchmark for excellence in service, quality, and people.

As a member of the nursing staff at Saint Louis University Hospital, I understand that on behalf of my hospital, our patients and my co-workers I will conduct myself according to this agreement at all times.

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

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