Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

12 Hour Night Shift

Description:

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, is looking for an RN to join our nursing team on 4 Pavilion Med/Surg Unit!

The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the delivery of patient care. The professional nurse assumes the responsibility and accountability for the delegation of patient care to other members of the healthcare team.

Performance Measures

• Demonstrates appropriate skill set for area of practice

• Completes required annual education

• 100% compliance with Nurse verification of rhythm strip interpretation each shift and with change in patient condition

• Assures all patients remain on monitors

Unit Equipment Use

• Chest tube set-up and maintenance

• Wound Care Carts

• Oxygen and suction shut off valves

• Negative pressure room location and monitoring

• Latex allergy cart

• Computer skills

• Orders.

• Diagnostic reports

• Infusion pumps (PCA, IV Pump)

• Antithrombolytic devices

• Feeding pumps

• Overlay mattresses/specialty beds/low beds/floor mates

• Transport/ambulation assist devices (walker, cane, wheelchair)

• Scales

• Hypo/hyperthermia devices

• Pulse Oximetry

• Cold therapy (cryocuff, cold packs)

• Cyracom Phones (Interpreter Service)

• Bladder Scanner

• CPM Machine

• Pneumatic tube

• Cardiac monitors

• Bedside and transport

Performance Measures

• Demonstrates appropriate use of equipment according to specific patient protocol and policy

Education/Experience

• 2-3 years medical/surgical nursing experience preferred

• Completion of approved dysrhythmia course

• ACLS

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran