Registered Nurse Med Surg Peds

Job Description

Job Description :

Fifth floor is a 26-bed surgical floor that provides great care to orthopedic, urology and general surgery patients. 5th floor also provides exceptional care to pediatric patients. The most commonly admitted diagnoses for pediatric patients are respiratory distress, dehydration, pneumonia, sepsis, and fractures. As a nurse on 5th floor, you will care for patients ranging from infancy to geriatric.

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members.\n\n

This is a full time, day shift position

Scope

As a Registered Nurse you know that every day is different, which is why you need to know how to :

Assess, recognize and address patients psychological and physical needs

Foster quality of care with the best interests of patients and their families in mind

Communicate compassionately and effectively

Assist in developing individualized treatment plans

Comply with evaluation, treatment and documentation guidelines

Oversee care delivered by LPNs and / or CNAs

Participate in clinical team conferences

Follow hospital, regulatory and professional guidelines, policies and procedures

Minimum Qualifications :

Required :

BSN Degree

• from an accredited program required within 4 years unless 15 years of acute care service.
• Failure to obtain a BSN degree within this time frame may result in suspension or termination of employment.  Nurses employed by the Hospital on or before September 1, 2014 with only an ASN / ADN, will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a BSN.  Any nurse hired by the hospital from September 2, 2014 through April 15, 2019 will have 5 years / 60 months from date of hire to obtain a BSN.   Any nurse who takes legally protected leave during any of the  completion periods may have the period extended by a comparable amount of time.

Current State of Montana Registered Nurse License

BLS Certification upon hire.

PALS certification required within 9 months of hire

Preferred :

National Certification in area of practice

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team to achieve patient-focused outcomes.

2. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to read, analyze, interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. Ability to write reports. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, or regulatory agencies.

3. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

4. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

5. Regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts is required.

Physical Requirements :

Speaking, hearing / listening, seeing, manual dexterity, climbing, lifting, walking, standing, pulling / pushing, carrying.

Location : St James Hospital

Work City : Butte

Work State : Montana

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

36

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$33.38 - $79.73

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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