RN - Registered Nurse - Advanced Acute Care Surgery Unit
Core
Inpatient Registered Nurse providing direct patient care, assessments, and care coordination on a Medical-Surgical Remote Telemetry unit.
Role type
Inpatient Registered Nurse (RN)
Builds
Patient care plans and treatments for General Surgery, Bariatric, ENT, Urology, Gynecology, Plastic Surgery, and Trauma Surgery patients.
Domain
Healthcare / Acute Care Nursing
Required skills
Patient assessment, care plan formulation, medication administration, interdisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice utilization, equipment troubleshooting, quality and safety education.
Preferred skills
Shared governance participation, unit-based decision-making, patient and family education.
Technologies
Remote Telemetry systems, hospital information systems.
Responsibilities
Completes assessments as established by scope of practice; addresses physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patient and family; formulates and coordinates plan of care; provides direct patient care including treatments and medications; evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions; initiates collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary team members; participates in unit-based decision-making regarding evidence-based practice.
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level (requires graduation from Specialty Training Program)