Registered Nurse - Inpatient Services

At Mahaska Health a Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Coordinates patient education and activities of interdisciplinary personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing in accordance with the established methods and procedures of Mahaska Health Partnership.

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus

Hours Full-time : (7 : 00am - 7 : 00pm) Full-time : (7 : 00pm - 7 : 00am)

2nd and 3rd shift differentials available

Essential Job Functions include but are not limited to :

• Gives skilled nursing care to assigned patients.
• Assess and document the physical, psychological, spiritual, and social dimensions of patients on admission.
• Establish treatment priorities based on medical and nursing diagnosis.
• Initiate, implement, and modify an interdisciplinary plan of care individualized to each patient's assessed needs including family.
• Utilize all available resources in planning care and consult as necessary with physicians, supervisors, and interdisciplinary services.
• Provide ongoing reassessment and documentation of the patient's status.
• Perceive patient problems and / or complications through assessment skills and implement appropriate action.
• Document nursing intervention and patient response.
• Safely prepare, administer, and document medications and IV therapy.
• Assess for and provide patient and family education at their level of understanding regarding disease process and treatment plan.
• Organize workload effectively to accomplish care in a timely manner.
• Utilize documentation methods as approved by the Mahaska Health Partnership.
• Accurately transcribe and communicate oral and written physician orders.
• Communicate pertinent information regarding the patient's status to appropriate interdisciplinary team members in a timely manner.
• Must be able to perform the physical demands of the job.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.

Requirements include but are not limited to :

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