RN-Med/Surg

Company: SSM Health
Location: Shawnee
Posted on: March 18, 2023

Job Description:

It's more than a career, it's a calling

OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate employees like you. Our mission and values put the patient first and help you to feel valued while respecting teamwork and collaboration. As an RN, you will be a vital member of the care team for our patients, assessing and evaluating their condition, while providing compassion and comfort.

Looking for an opportunity where patients come first and you are valued as a team member? Fill out our application today!

Sign-on Bonus Available!

Sign on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you .

Get paid daily doing the work you love in a way that fits your life. At SSM Health St Anthony, we believe you deserve the flexibility to work a schedule that fits your life and to get paid when you need it. That's why we're offering new flexible nursing options and a same day pay option.

Consistent with our core value of respect and our commitment to providing a just and diverse work environment, SSM Health ("SSM") maintains a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. Discrimination against any employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other legally-protected characteristic is strictly prohibited. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation and benefits.

We recognize that each of us is unique, from different backgrounds, ages, cultures, orientations, life experiences, values, ideas, thoughts and with different points of view.

We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers an exceptional patient experience.

Not ready to apply? Click here to fill out a quick interest form and a nurse recruiter will be in touch.

Job Summary:

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Uses standards of medical-surgical nursing practice to increase the quality of care and quality of life for the patient, family, and significant other(s) by systematically evaluating the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Establishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate with the patient, family, and significant other(s) to facilitate the development of the care plan unique to the patient's care needs.
• Uses the nursing process to develop and implement the plan of care, collect assessment data for each patient, determine appropriate nursing diagnoses, identify expected patient outcomes, determine the plan of care, implement interventions, and evaluate patient outcomes.
• Develops assessment and management strategies based on a consideration of the physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure dimensions of human responses to actual and potential health problems.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the impact of actual or potential illness and each patient's physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure status.
• Utilizes leadership skills by coordinating and collaborating with the patient, family, significant other(s), communities, and members of the inter-professional team in assessing needs, setting goals, planning interventions, providing care, and evaluating outcomes.
• Utilizes effective communication to participate with the patient, family, significant other(s), and other health care providers in collaborative decision making that reflects the understanding that care should be culturally sensitive, ethical, legal, holistic, informed, compassionate, and humane, and within the boundaries of available economic resources.
• Educates the patient, family, and significant other(s) about measures that promote, maintain, and restore health or promote comfort.
• Fosters a healthy work environment within the practice setting and profession by serving as a mentor and role model for nursing colleagues, students, and others.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to medical-surgical nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient's age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• May perform point of care testing according to policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION
  • Graduate of accredited school of nursingEXPERIENCE
    • No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
      • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
      • Constant standing and walking.
      • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
      • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
      • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
      • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
      • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
      • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
      • Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
      • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
      • Occasional driving.
      • Rare crawling and running.
        
        Licenses / Certifications:
        
        Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA), Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN) - Medical Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB), Certified Medical-Surgical RN (CMSRN) - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Certified Oncology Nurse (OCN) - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Certified Oncology Nurse - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC), Medical-Surgical Nurse-Board Certified (RN-BC) - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification (RN-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Orthopedic Nurse Certified (ONC) - Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board (ONCB), Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Work Location or Compact Multi-State License, Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN) - American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN), Vascular Access Certification (VA-BC) - Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC)
        
        Work Shift:
        
        Day Shift (United States of America)
        
        Job Type:
        
        Employee
        
        Department:
        
        Acute Care-2nd Floor
        
        Scheduled Weekly Hours:
        36
        
        SSM Health complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.
        
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