Registered Nurse (RN) | Med-Surg | Full-Time

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Position Highlights

****Potential for $10000 with the Rural Healthcare Facility Recruitment Assistance Program****

Delivers Nursing Care by developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions; providing physical emotional psychological and spiritual support to patients families and friends to understand patient conditions medications and self-care skills; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical emotional psychological and spiritual support to patients families and friends; conferring with physicians.
• Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition psychological status and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions schedules and timetables.
• Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instructing patient family and friends to understand condition medications and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
• Evaluates patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
• Maintains safe secure and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Keeps patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Keeps patient care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
• Maintains competence in nursing capabilities outlined by leadership.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Education

License/Certification/Registration

Must have an active Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing license in the state of SD or multi-state privilege. Required upon hire. Current CPR certification or completion upon next available program.

Experience

Graduate of a registered nursing education program. Prefer 6-12 months experience working in a clinical environment.