Registered Nurse - Richmond, United States - Bon Secours

Bon Secours

Verified Company

Richmond, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

With a legacy that spans over 150 years, Bon Secours is a network that is dedicated to providing excellent care through exceptional people.

At every level, everyone on our teams have embraced the call to provide compassionate care.

Here, you can work with others who share common values, and use your skills to help extend care to all of our communities.

_ Registered Nurse (RN) - 5S Ortho/Joint - St

Mary's Hospital:
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Who we are:

28 bed unit with dual specialties: disease specific joint replacement surgery & acute care

med/surg

Center of Excellence for knee and hip replacement since 200
A Blue-Ribbon Clinical Experience unit for nursing students
Progressive, innovative & supportive of our team and patients
St. Mary's first unit to establish a Collaborative Practice Group with orthopedic providers
Our new nurses say, "I feel supported." "I made the right choice to work here".

Our Onboarding Program

Yearlong unitbased program for new nurses, with structured orientation, mentorship, professional growth, and wellbeing

focus

Orthopedicspecific orientation program with dedicated preceptors, immersive experience with rehab services, service

line nurse navigators and more Program lasts up to 12 weeks, but is individualized to each orientee

Weekly checkin with Nursing Professional Development Coordinator or Clinical Nurse Specialist
Ongoing educational opportunities, including quarterly orthopedic patient care skills review course

Opportunities for Professional Growth

Orthopedic education fund provides learning opportunities such as national conferences
Membership in our National Association of Orthopedic Nurses (NAON) chapter
Shared Governance councils at the unit and facility level & Professional Nurse Advancement Program (PNAP)
Support, assistance & reimbursement for professional specialty certification

Summary of Primary Function/General Purpose of Position

The Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical functions as a care provider of a multidisciplinary care team responsible for the delivery of patient care through using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

The RN possesses the basic knowledge of a patient's age and cultural diversity into the provision of patient care, demonstrates strong skills related to effective time management and prioritizing patient care, contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement initiatives, collaborates with other professional disciplines, and supports the mission of the ministry to provide physical and psychological support to patients and families.

Essential Job Functions

In collaboration with members of interdisciplinary teams, the RN establishes goals and strategies for meeting the discharge or continuing care needs with the patient.

The RN performs and documents complete patient assessments, initiates and maintains current nursing care plans for all assigned patients, identifies patient learning needs to provide individualized and comprehensive teaching, administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures, serves as a point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout the hospital departments, acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department, and serves as a patient advocate in collaboration with spiritual care, palliative care, and ethics.

Licensing/Certification
Current RN license in state they are working or covered by compact (required)

BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care)

ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred)

Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification RN-BC (Registered Nurse - Board Certified) (preferred)

CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse (preferred)

PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nurse (preferred)

CMSRN Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (preferred)

National Institute of Health (NIH) Stroke Certification (preferred)

Education
Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred

Skills

Assigns patient care according to the nursing skill, knowledge, and scope of practice of staff.
Orients, facilitates learning experience, and provides education (based upon quality improvement indicators, outcomes, and implementation) to nursing staff and others.
Possesses clinical knowledge, skills, and competency to provide evidencebased patient care in accordance with the current standards of practice, policy and procedure, and BSMH mission.
Performs comprehensive assessment of patient's clinical condition and psychosocial needs of the patient and their supportive resources.
Safely and efficiently develops, implements, and prioritizes plan of care.
Application of the nursing process in patient care delivery.
Assesses patient's physical and emotional responses to treatment to evaluate e