Registered Nurse – Med/Surg

• Delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.
• Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes.
• Effectively interact with patients and significant others, while maintaining the standard of professional nursing.
  
• Provide care for pediatric and adult patients before and after surgical procedures, and with a broad range of medical conditions.
  
• Gives direction to RN, LPN, CNA, Housekeeping Staff, Dietary Staff.
  
• Consults and coordinates with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
• Prepares and administers and records prescribed medications.
  
• Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed registered nurse.
  
• Educates patients on surgical procedures, medications and conditions. Records patients’ medical information and vital signs.
  
• Provides bedside care for a wide variety of medical patients, including pre- and post-surgery patients on how to manage their illness/injury, by explaining: post-treatment home care needs.
• Changes dressings, inserts catheters, starts IV’s.
• Prepares equipment and aids physician during examination and treatment of patient.
  
• Responds to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocol.
• Participates in discharge planning.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• Passed NCLEX exam
• Montana RN License
• 1 to 2 years Medical Surgical Nursing Experience
  
• BLS, ACLS, PALS certification to be completed with 6 months of hire
  
• Basic Nursing Principles and Procedures. Basic office skills, IV skills

Tagged as: ACLS

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