Clinical Nurse- Surgical- Days

BJC HealthCare

Illinois City, IL

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SKILLS

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Cardiac Monitoring, Cardiovascular Disease, Cerebral Vascular Accident, Clinical Nursing, Congestive Heart Failure, Critical Care, Diabetes, Documentation Plan, Emergency Care, Geriatrics, Healthcare, Home Care, Hospital, Kidney Disease, Legal, Medical Imaging, Medication Administration, News Reporting, Nursing, Ostomy, Outpatient Care, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Care Authorizations, Patient Education, Patient Safety, Pneumonia, Quality of Care, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulatory Compliance, Sleep Disorders, Standards of Care, Surgical Nursing, Surgical Procedures, Telemetry, Training/Teaching, Treatment Plan, Wound Care

LOCATION

Illinois City, IL

POSTED

8 days ago

Christian Hospital has been serving St. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. Northwest HealthCare , six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services. The 6th floor is the adult surgical unit with a 52 bed capacity. There are 16 semi-private rooms. The unit has cardiac telemetry monitoring capability for 12 beds. There is a treatment room available. A surgical waiting room is located on the west end of the unit. Any semi-private room can be made private for isolation purposes or to accommodate patient requests. A wide variety of adult and geriatric patients are cared for on the surgical unit. They specialize in general, vascular, thoracic, gynecological, and urological surgery. The unit includes patients with infections, wound care and those requiring isolation. an Enterostomal Therapist is available to assist in teaching new ostomy patients, marking pre-surgical ostomy patients as well as facilitating car of patients with draining wounds or managing skin problems. Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care. Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment. Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration. Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care. Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care. Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs. Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing Experience ~ No Experience No Experience RN Bachelor's Degree - Nursing Experience Benefits and Legal Statement At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being. ~ Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date ~ Disability insurance* paid for by BJC ~ Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution ~Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts ~ Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time ~ Adoption assistance

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