Registered nurse (6699)

Job Details:

Job Location: Trauma Recovery Rm - Memphis, TN 38103

Position Type: Full Time

Travel Percentage: None

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Nursing Services

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients within assigned areas utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patients.

What you will do

Provides nursing care according to medical regimen and the nursing interventions appropriate for the patients' conditions and according to established standards, policies and procedures including care of the ambulatory practice patient.

• Initiates assessment based on the patient's presenting problems or needs, the physician's medical diagnosis and the functional health framework upon visit.
• Collects key information from patient, family, laboratory, and other medical reports.
• Ensures that all consents necessary for treatment/procedure have been signed and that all prescribed identification procedures have been carried out.
• Determines nursing diagnosis and priorities for care with special consideration given to patient teaching, discharge planning, and the growth and development needs of the patient.
• Documents assessment, including nursing diagnoses or other clinical judgments.
• Demonstrates knowledge, technical, interpersonal and critical thinking skills to provide care, manage clinical competency and meet age-specific patient needs within the unit.
• Completes ongoing assessments according to outpatient and nursing policy and/or as determined by patient condition.
• Assesses, plans and implements care of assigned patients.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as ordered by the Physician.
• Documents care based on standards of care and practice and/or clinical priorities for documentation.
• Responds and/or participates with medical emergencies.
• Provides teaching to patient/family in the care of disease/condition.
• Maintains patient medical records; documents patient status and care given; performs charting duties; records activities and observations.

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