RN Med/Surg

CHI Health St. Mary’s has served Nebraska City and the surrounding areas since 1927. In the fall of 2014, St. Mary’s opened the doors of a brand-new, fully modernized facility. The new 110,000-square-foot campus is better equipped to meet the changing needs of our community with, among other benefits, an increased capacity for specialty clinics and an integrated primary care clinic. St. Mary’s encourages collaboration and care coordination among primary care physicians and medical specialists. This contributes to the high quality of care our patients have come to expect.

** Up to $25,000 Sign on Bonus **

** Up to $10,000 Educational Assistance **

JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE 

The Registered Nurse (RN), within their scope of practice, is responsible to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care to a designated group of healthcare consumers across the continuum. 

Provides services which encompass the spiritual, physiological, social, and psychological aspects of care of the sick, prevention of disease, or conservation of health. 

The position contributes to the mission and core values of CHI Health 

ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage. 
2. Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors 
3. Plan – Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team. 
4. Implement – Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice. This includes care coordination, edu and discharge planning. The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed 
5. Evaluate – Uses a systematic ongoing process to evaluate progress towards identified healthcare consumer goals. Revision of plan of care when needed involving the healthcare consumer and the multidisciplinary team. 
6. Documents all phases of the nursing process in the healthcare consumer’s record. 
7. Demonstrates personal and professional responsibility for ongoing development, practice, and education. Maintains a safe work environment. Fosters a collaborative environment in support of the nursing profession.

Required Education for Staff Job Levels

• Graduate of an RN nursing program

Required Licensure and Certifications

• Active RN licensure in the state of Nebraska, Iowa, or nurse licensure compact. Basic life support is required upon hire. Acceptable credentialing bodies and certifications include the following:
•  American Heart Association: Basic Life Support. 
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) certification required within 6 months of hire. 
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification required within 6 months of hire. 
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervent certification required within 6 months of hire. 
• NRP required within 6 months of hire.

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