Description

Registered Nurse 2, Transplant/General Surgery (Night Shift)

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus for ASN's and BSN's

Requisition 1910801

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Department/Unit Summary

The Transplant and Surgical Unit serves adults, geriatrics, and adolescents age 18 and over. The Transplant and Surgical Unit admits patients requiring nursing care for end stage renal/pancreas/liver disease, renal/pancreas/liver transplant. Renal/pancreas/liver transplant complications, hepatobiliary surgery, surgical weight loss, general surgery, and peritoneal dialysis. The unit has 34 inpatient beds, 1 outpatient treatment room, and 2 bed observation room. The unit has a combination of bedside monitoring and telemetry capabilities.

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Your Role:

You will apply the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. Effectively communicate pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Collaborate in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes. Further your professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards. For more information regarding the physical requirements and environmental conditions for this job, please click here

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:

NURSING PATIENT ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION (NOVICE): - Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examinations. Demonstrates sufficient acumen to recognize problems, ask questions and to contact the patient's primary care provider and other members of the healthcare team. Has experience in gathering pertinent clinical data that aid in referral, treatment, or other primary care pathways.

CARE PLANNING (NOVICE): - Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.

NURSING PATIENT EDUCATION (NOVICE): - Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (NOVICE): - Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully search for evidence to answer clinical questions. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.

CORE CAPABILITIES:

SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES (P2):

DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES (P2):

ENSURING HIGH QUALITY (P2):

MANAGING RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY (P2):

FOSTERING INNOVATION (P2):