Critical Access RN - Le Sueur, United States - Ridgeview

Description

Job Description

Job Description

This position is in rural Le Sueur, MN. The RN will work the Day/Evening shift and flex between a .4-.6 FTE.

Job Functions:

• Assesses patient health problems needs and develops, implements, and evaluates patient care plans accordingly.
• Provides nursing care.
• Advises and educates patients, family members and significant others on health maintenance and disease prevention for the patient.
• Documents and maintains accurate medical records and reports.
• Participates in quality improvement activities as appropriate to position.
• Serves as a patient advocate in seeking appropriate community resources to meet patient needs.
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers, other healthcare providers, and colleagues to enhance their own professional nursing practice.
• Demonstrates competencies in the specialty area of Med/Surg.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

When functioning as a Charge Nurse:

• Manages flow of patients through inpatient and/or outpatient
• departments.
• Assigns resources to care for patients and arranges staffing to
• ensure safe patient care.
• Provides work direction and addresses issues during the shift.
• Acts as a liaison between staff, patients, and physicians.
• Demonstrates unit specific Charge Nurse competencies.
• Review Physician orders.
• 1 or more years of acute care experience in RN role.
• ACLS, PALS, or ENPC and TNCC or CALS within 6 months of hire

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrate critical thinking and decision making.
• Ability to work autonomously and as a team, including during cares, admitting, discharge planning.
• Capable of making independent decisions with the use of good critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work and multi-task in a high stress and fast paced environment
• Ability to respond appropriately to unpredictable situations and diverse patient populations.
• Ability to communicate in the English language for effective written and verbal correspondence to complete job functions
• as mentioned above.
• Ability to meet and maintain the necessary background checks as aligned with position functions.

License/Certifications:

• Current professional nurse licensure in Minnesota or if licensed in another state, a permit from the Minnesota Board of Nursing while the license application is in process.
• BLS Certification

Company DescriptionCare. Compassion. Quality.

Many past and current Ridgeview patients comment on their thankfulness for their experience while in our care. We are dedicated to providing the best health care in Minnesota delivered with care, compassion, and quality for a personalized patient experience through the use of state-of-the-art technology, innovative techniques, and experienced specialists.

How we meet our community's needs: Ridgeview is an independent, nonprofit, regional health care system serving the southwest metro region of the Twin Cities. Its network includes four hospital campuses—located in Arlington, Chaska, Le Sueur and Waconia—a multitude of primary and specialty care clinics, emergency services and specialty programs, independent living apartments, home health and home medical equipment services, and more.

Company Description

Care. Compassion. Quality.\r
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Many past and current Ridgeview patients comment on their thankfulness for their experience while in our care. We are dedicated to providing the best health care in Minnesota delivered with care, compassion, and quality for a personalized patient experience through the use of state-of-the-art technology, innovative techniques, and experienced specialists.\r
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How we meet our community's needs: Ridgeview is an independent, nonprofit, regional health care system serving the southwest metro region of the Twin Cities. Its network includes four hospital campuses—located in Arlington, Chaska, Le Sueur and Waconia—a multitude of primary and specialty care clinics, emergency services and specialty programs, independent living apartments, home health and home medical equipment services, and more.