Med/Surg RN

JOB SUMMARY

The Medical/Surgical & Swing-Bed Registered Nurse provides safe, compassionate, and coordinated nursing care to acute-care and Swing-Bed patients from admission through discharge. The RN is accountable for assessment, care planning, intervention, evaluation, patient education, and communication with the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Ages served range from pediatric to geriatric.

The RN manages patients with varied medical, surgical, post-operative, and rehabilitative needs and plays an important role in promoting recovery, mobility, independence, symptom control, and safe transitions of care. The position requires strong organization, prioritization, communication, and the ability to manage multiple patient-care needs throughout the shift.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Plans, assesses, intervenes, coordinates, evaluates, and provides direct patient care using the nursing process and critical-thinking skills.
• Performs comprehensive assessments including physical, psychosocial, nutritional, functional, safety, spiritual, cultural, and educational needs.
• Recognizes changes in patient condition, establishes priorities, initiates appropriate nursing interventions, and communicates significant findings promptly to the provider and other members of the healthcare team.
• Develops, implements, and updates individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, providers, therapy services, social services, pharmacy, and other disciplines.
• Provides care for medical, surgical, and post-operative patients, including pain management, wound and incision assessment, drains, tubes, IV therapy, mobility, respiratory needs, and prevention of complications.
• Provides Swing-Bed nursing care focused on rehabilitation, functional improvement, symptom management, participation in therapy, and progress toward discharge goals.
• Coordinates nursing care with PT, OT, and other rehabilitation services, including timely pain management and preparation of patients for scheduled therapy and treatments.
• Accurately reconciles, prepares, administers, scans, and documents medications in accordance with hospital policy and the rights of medication administration.
• Reviews laboratory and diagnostic results, recognizes significant findings, and takes appropriate nursing action, including timely provider notification.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation of assessments, patient status, interventions, treatments, medications, education, response to care, supplies, equipment, and other required charges.
• Coordinates admissions, transfers, and discharges and ensures complete handoff communication to receiving nurses, facilities, caregivers, or other providers.
• Provides patient and family education regarding diagnoses, medications, treatments, activity, diet, equipment, follow-up care, warning signs, and discharge instructions.
• Promotes patient mobility, independence, fall prevention, skin integrity, nutrition, elimination, comfort, and other activities that support recovery and rehabilitation.
• Coordinates and directs clinical and non-clinical associates in providing care and makes patient-care assignments based on patient acuity, staff competency, workload, and available resources when assigned this responsibility.
• Functions as unit secretary when needed and assists with telephone communication, order coordination, and other unit workflow responsibilities.
• Provides age-appropriate and culturally sensitive care and communication to patients and families from pediatric through geriatric populations.
• Demonstrates compassion, empathy, respect, and professionalism toward patients, families, visitors, providers, and coworkers.
• Maintains competency in unit-specific skills and equipment, completes mandatory education and skill validation, and participates in review of high-risk/low-frequency competencies.
• Participates in unit-based quality improvement projects, safety initiatives, environmental monitoring, and identification of opportunities to improve patient outcomes and nursing practice.
• Maintains knowledge of unit equipment and technology, troubleshoots equipment appropriately, reports malfunctions, and assists in ensuring repair and return to service.
• Uses supplies and resources responsibly while maintaining patient safety and quality of care.
• Floats to other acute-care nursing areas when assigned and when competency requirements are met.
• Demonstrates and actively promotes the mission of Morrison Community Hospital and complies with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and hospital policies.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Current, active Registered Nurse license in the State of Illinois.

2. BLS certification required; ACLS and PALS certification required within 12 months of hire.

3. Medical/Surgical nursing experience preferred.

4. Basic computer skills and ability to accurately document in the electronic health record.

5. Ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team and shared-leadership environment.

6. Demonstrates honesty, integrity, compassion, professionalism, and respect in interactions with patients, families, visitors, providers, and coworkers.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.