RN Charge - Neurosurgery Weekend Option
Company: SSM Health
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: June 25, 2022
Job Description:
5 South provides 24 hour acute nursing care to neurosurgery,
medical and ortho-spine patients who are acutely ill, injured, or
have pre-existing disease process who are in the adolescent, adult,
and geriatric stages of life. 5 South contains 19 beds (5 private,
5 semiprivate, and a 4 bed Neuro-Observation Room (NOR)). The
purpose of the NOR is to provide frequent assessment,
interventions, and evaluations of patients who are hemodynamically
stable, however, require closer observation. $15,000 SIGN-ON
BONUSCome join our team!Provides leadership and coordination of
unit staffing while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives
and quality patient care.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support
staff during assigned shift. Contributes to or performs performance
evaluations of staff.
- Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes
patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate
patient care is given.
- Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality
outcomes.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies any
issues that affect desired patient outcomes.
- Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through
established channels.
- May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing
and evaluating staff.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION
- Graduate of accredited school of nursingEXPERIENCE
- One year of registered nurse experiencePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral
communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing
0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near
(20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and
distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication,
distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning
machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects
weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting,
gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling and running.Required
Keywords: SSM Health, St. Louis , RN Charge - Neurosurgery Weekend Option, Other , Saint Louis, Missouri
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