Registered Nurse (RN) - Med/Surg Ortho

Department:

35814 AMC Grafton - Med Surg: IU 4th Floor

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

.9 FTE, 3rd Shift 1900-0730, every third weekend, holiday rotation

Pay Range

$37.50 - $56.25

Aurora continues to offer leading benefits, and a competitive wage program to help you live your best life! In addition:

• Nurse Residency Program for New License RNs
• ExCEL Nursing Professional Development with financial incentives
• Sign on Bonuses - $10,000 for new graduate RNs, $15,000 for RNs with one year of experience or greater for full-time night shift on Med/Surg Ortho.
• Student Loan Forgiveness
• Nursing Education /Tuition Assistance
• Generous RN Referral program
• Night shift premium $5.00 per hour
• Benefits begin DAY ONE

Our MS4 Med/Surg Ortho unit at Grafton is a 16 bed unit caring for patients from adolescent (age=>18) through geriatrics. The department specializes in care for orthopedic patients who have undergone surgical interventions. The department can also care for individuals with a variety of illness/wellness needs. Most frequently seen health care needs are orthopedics, general surgery, and general medical patients.

Major Responsibilities:

• Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care. Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
• Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patient’s condition, status, and need for care. Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur. Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care.
• Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety. Assesses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary. Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family.
• Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care. Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice.
• Provides ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed. Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills. Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members. Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
• Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
• Applies ethical decision making, demonstrates respect and understanding for peers, and other clinical disciplines. Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care.
• Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the patient care experience.
• Participates in professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others. Seeks opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored. Attends required meetings/educational programs and completes annual competencies in a timely manner.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standard