RN BEDSIDE
Company: Blount Memorial Hospital
Location: Maryville
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
- JOB SUMMARY
- Provides comprehensive and professional nursing care to
patients of all age groups including infants, pediatrics,
adolescents, adults, and geriatrics in accordance with physician
orders and established policies and procedures. Provide nursing
services to patients and families in accordance with the scope of
the registered nurse as defined by the Tennessee Board of
Nursing.
- JOB SPECIFICATIONS
- Education and/or experience: Current licensure to practice
professional nursing in Tennessee. Current certification in ACLS,
BLS, PALS (or ENPC), and TNCC or completion within one year of
hire. Three or more years experience in an acute care, emergency or
trauma care preferred.
- Knowledge: Knowledge of scope of practice of the emergency
department staff. Knowledge of and appropriate application of
nursing process. Knowledge of infection control procedures, safety
precautions, techniques involved in administering routine
medications and treatments to patients.
- Skills: Must have organizational skills. Effective oral and
written communication and active listening skills. Basic computer
knowledge.
- Abilities: Ability to communicate clearly with a positive
manner with patients, families, visitors, health care team,
physicians, administrators, leadership and others. Ability to
maintain a positive and open attitude to change. Maintains
effective relationships with clinical staff and managers. Ability
to demonstrate emotional maturity by establishing and maintaining
effective working relationships. Ability to independently seek out
resources and work collaboratively. Ability to conduct needs
assessment using a variety of strategic tools. Ability to use
computer and learn new software programs. Ability to prioritize,
multi-task, and organize efficiently and effectively. Ability to
document and communicate pertinent information using computer and
paper documentation tools. Ability to think critically and problem
solve while remaining focused and organized in a stressful and fast
paced environment. Ability to work flexible hours and days to meet
facility needs. Displays the capability to assess patient/family
learning needs, abilities, preferences, and readiness to learn.
Demonstrates knowledge of hospital operation, knowledge of
admission process, patient flow management, and Emergency Medicine
practice. Ability to rapidly assess the nursing needs of acute and
chronically ill patients and their families. Ability to teach
patients and families in accordance with the nursing care
plan.
Keywords: Blount Memorial Hospital, Knoxville , RN BEDSIDE, Healthcare , Maryville, Tennessee
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