Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical Nursing
Company: Memorial Health
Location: Decatur
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Overview:***$Up to 15,000 Sign on Bonus***Manages, coordinates
and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assigned
group of patients and their families and incorporate preventative
measures.NURSING GOAL: A goal of nursing is to educate and restore
a patient to an optimal level of wellness as defines by the patient
and their families and incorporate preventative
measures.Qualifications:Education and/or Other RequirementsGraduate
of an accredited school of professional nursing. Current
registration or eligibility for licensure with the State of
Illinois for practice as a professional nurse.QualificationsTo
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required.Current Hepatitis b vaccinationWill complete additional
training or demonstrate competency in skills identified in the
unit-specific competency plan and skills list.Knowledge of relevant
equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote
effective local, state, or national security operations for the
protection of people, data, property, and institutions.Ability to
listen to and understand information and ideas presented through
spoken words and sentences.Ability to apply general rules to
specific problems to produce answers that make sense.Ability to
communicate effectively verbally and in writing.Ability to combine
pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.Gives
full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to
understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate,
and not interrupting at inappropriate times.Ability to see details
at close range.Actively looks for ways to help people.Understand
written sentences and paragraphs in work related
documents.Awareness of other's reactions and understanding why they
react as they do.Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths
and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches
to problems.General Skill RequirementsIn addition to the Essential
Functions and Qualifications listed above, to perform the job
successfully an individual must also possess the following General
Skill Requirements.Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work
environment; Manages competing demands; Accepts criticism and
feedback; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation;
ability to work with frustrating situations; work under pressure
and on an irregular schedule such as unscheduled overtime,
unanticipated changes in work pace; Works with numerous
distractions.Attendance and Punctuality - Schedules time off in
advance; Begins working on time; Keeps absences within guidelines;
Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at
meetings and appointments on time.Communications - Expresses ideas
and thoughts verbally; Expresses ideas and thoughts in written
form; Exhibits good listening and comprehension; Keeps others
adequately informed; Selects and uses appropriate communication
methods.Cooperation - Establishes and maintains effective
relations; Exhibits tact and consideration; Displays positive
outlook and pleasant manner; Offers assistance and support to
co-workers; Works cooperatively in group situations; Works actively
to resolve conflicts.Job Knowledge - Competent in required job
skills and knowledge; Exhibits ability to learn and apply new
skills; Keeps abreast of current developments; Requires minimal
supervision; Displays understanding of how job relates to others;
Uses resources effectively.Judgment - displays willingness to make
decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and
explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in
decision-making process; Makes timely decisions; ability to work
with and maintain confidential information.Problem solving -
Identifies problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes
information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Resolves
problems in early stages; Works well in group problem solving
situations.Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness;
Displays commitment to excellence; Looks for ways to improve and
promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors
own work to ensure quality.Quantity - Meets productivity standards;
Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity;
Works quickly; Achieves established goals.Concentration - Maintains
attention to detail over extended period of time; continually aware
of variations in changing situations.Supervision - ability to
perform work independently or with minimal supervision; ability to
assign and/or review work; train and/or evaluate other
employees.Environmental FactorsThis position is performed within an
environment of frequent exposure to blood and body fluids.Physical
DemandsThe physical demands described are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job.While performing the duties of this
job the employee is regularly required walk, stand, stoop to floor
level, kneel and assist in lifting patient; to assist patients
and/or adjust equipment at floor level; to reach, change and read
IV's 5 feet from the floor unaided; to support weight of persons
200 pounds or more in emergency situations.Ability to attend to
visual details.Ability to communicate orally and in writing.Ability
to receive and comprehend written and oral communications.Ability
to read 5 feet from the floor unaided.Ability to utilize fine motor
control in hands, the ability to hear, and the ability to meet
visual demands.The employee will frequently be required to lift,
push and pull weight of at least 5 to 50 pounds.Mental
DemandsAbility to work under stress and adapt to changing
conditions.Analyze information or data.Plan sequence of operations
or actions.Make decisions of moderate to substantial effects, with
a variety of alternatives and moderate to substantial
consequences.Use logic to define problems, collect information,
establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret information,
deal with abstract variables.Comprehend written basic instructions,
safety rules, office memoranda at a high school graduate
level.Ability to compose written communication using standard
business English at a high school graduate level.Ability to
comprehend verbal sentences and instructions at a high school
graduate level.Ability to converse in Standard English at a high
school graduate level.Note:Reasonable accommodations may be made to
assist an otherwise qualified individual in the performance of the
job. In order to meet the needs of the Company employees may be
assigned other duties, in addition to or in lieu of those described
above.Responsibilities:Essential Functions and Job DutiesCLINICAL
JUDGEMENT - Clinical reasoning, which includes decision-making,
critical thinking, and a global grasp of the situation, coupled
with nursing skills acquired through a process of integrating
formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence-based
guidelines.Demonstrates the ability to assess the full scope of
patient needs, using the nursing process on a continuous
basis.Utilizes past nursing experience to anticipate problems while
seeking out multi-disciplinary collaboration with comfort, when
necessary.Recognizes patterns and trends that may predict the
direction of illness.CARING PRACTICES: Nursing activity that create
a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for
patients/families and staff. Working on another's behalf and
representing the concerns of the patient/family and nursing staff;
serving as a moral agent in identifying and helping to resolve
ethical and clinical concerns within and outside the clinical
setting.Promotes safety throughout patient's and family's
transitions along the healthcare continuum.Actively anticipates and
monitors patient and family changes, responds
appropriately.Effectively resolves patient complaints.Engages all
patients in a personalized, compassionate
manner.COLLABORATION/SYSTEMS THINKING - Working with others (e.g.,
patients, families, healthcare providers) in a way that
promotes/encourages each person's contribution toward achieving
optimal/realistic patient/family goals. Involves intra-and inter-
disciplinary work with colleagues and community. Body of knowledge
and tools that allow the nurse to manage whatever Environmental and
system resources exist for the patient/family and staff, within or
across healthcare and non-healthcare systems.Consults and
coordinates with team members to assess, plan, implement and
evaluate patient care plans.Actively utilizes evidence-based
practice and customer service data to improve caring
practices.Effectively plans and communicates patient care
plans.Facilitates active involvement of others in team meetings
regarding patient care and/or practice issues.Seeks out
opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored.Recruits diverse
resources when appropriate to optimize patient outcomes.Serves as a
resource to department and patient/family.RESPONSE TO DIVERSITY -
The sensitivity to recognize, appreciate and incorporate
differences into the provision of care. Differences may include,
but are not limited to, cultural differences, personalities,
spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle,
socioeconomic status, age, and values.Integrates cultural
differences into patient/family care; incorporates appropriate
alternative therapies.Tailors healthcare culture to meet the
diverse needs and strengths of each patient/family.FACILITATION OF
LEARNING - The ability to facilitate learning for
patients/families, nursing staff, other members of the healthcare
team, and community. Include both formal and informal facilitation
of learning.Develops and modifies patient/family education programs
throughout delivery of care, collaborating and incorporating all
healthcare providers' and educational plans.Provides individualized
care.Evaluates patient's understanding by observing behavior
changes throughout plan of care.Sets patient-driven goals for
education.Work toward achieving Bachelor of Science in Nursing
degree.CLINICAL INQUIRY (INNOVATOR/EVALUATOR) - The ongoing process
of questioning and evaluating practice and providing informed
practice. Creating practice changes through research utilization
and experimental learning.Adapts standards of care to serve
particular patient populations.Seeks out advice to improve patient
care.Evaluates current practices based on patient responses,
analysis of literature, research, and education.Incorporates
evidence based practice into care delivery.Actively pursues
continuing educational opportunities.Performs other duties as
assigned.
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