RN Medical Surgical
Lincoln, Nebraska
Posted Aug 20
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Med-Surg
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Overtime
- $36/hr
The median for nursing in Nebraska is $36/hr, across 86 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Job Summary And Responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.
Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.
To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.
Read the full posting
Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage. Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors Plan – Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
Implement – Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice. This includes care coordination, education and discharge planning. The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation.
Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed. Evaluate – Uses a systematic ongoing process to evaluate progress towards identified healthcare consumer goals. Revision of plan of care when needed involving the healthcare consumer and the multidisciplinary team.
Documents all phases of the nursing process in the healthcare consumer’s record.
We are offering a Sign-on Bonus and Education Assistance to new hires that meet eligibility requirements.
Job Requirements
- Graduate of an RN nursing program, upon hire
- Registered Nurse: NE, upon hire and
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 5 - months
Where You'll Work
Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You’ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ll create healthier, stronger communities
Pay Range
$36.00 - $52.20 /hour
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Requirements
- Graduate of an RN nursing program, upon hire
- Registered Nurse: NE, upon hire and
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 5 - months
- Where You'll Work
- Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You’ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ll create healthier, stronger communities
Place
- City
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Median rent
- $1,086/mo
- Local household income
- $71,867/yr
- Metro price level
- 8% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Lincoln area index 91.6, where 100 is the national average.
Nebraska's capital city blends college-town energy with Midwestern friendliness. Home to the University of Nebraska, Lincoln offers a relaxed pace, a revitalized downtown, and the popular Haymarket District with shops, restaurants, and nightlife. It's a welcoming spot for nurses seeking a manageable lifestyle in a growing metro.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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CHI Saint Joseph Health is a faith-based healthcare system operating in Lexington, Kentucky, and part of CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States. Formed from the legacy of Catholic Health Initiatives, the organization shares…
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Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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