Patient Care RN - Recovery Room

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Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware’s healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, a s well as stand -alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid E mergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton . We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore . Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!

Bayhealth Medical Center offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (for eligible positions) including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans

• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision

• Disability and Life Insurance options

• On Site Child Care

• Educational Reimbursement

• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts

• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Location: Kent Campus Hospital

Status: Part Time 48 Hours per pay period Shift: Variable

Salary range: 37.98 + boe, hourly

General Summary

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients within a assigned unit with a commitment to quality and safety. Professional nursing practices, requiring specialized knowledge judgment and skill are performed using the process in accordance with hospital policy, procedures and nursing philosophy.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, professional nursing care to specified population of patients in the acute care setting.

• Develops a patient centered plan of care based on individualized needs.

• Maintains confidentiality of the patient medical record.

• Counsel and educate patients and their care partner on treatment plans.

• Administer medication following the five rights of medication administration.

• Provide wound care and dressing changes, as applicable.

• Read and interpret patient information, making treatment decisions, when appropriate.

• Consult with physicians to decide on best treatment decisions when appropriate

• Performs nursing interventions to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

• Observe and record patient behavior and response to nursing interventions.

• Demonstrates quality, safe and effective patient care.

• Provides delegation to unlicensed assistive staff and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) staff

• Demonstrates standards of excellence which includes practicing nursing with core values of compassion, accountability, respect, teamwork and integrity.

• Demonstrates understanding and executes quality and performance improvement plans. (only for RN evaluation)

• Participates in decision making and takes actions based on ethical principles. (only for RN evaluation)

• Provides timely and accurate documentation of patient care.

• All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities.

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience

Education

Associate Degree; Nursing; Or Nursing Diploma.

• Credential(s): Registered Nurse, Basic Life Support.

Experience

None.

Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience

Education

Bachelor Degree, Nursing.

• Credential(s): None.

Experience

Experience in relevant specialty.

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