Med Surg Nurse

Company: CHI Health Saint Francis
Location: Grand Island
Posted on: August 3, 2022

Job Description:

Overview
As our Medical Surgical Nurse at St. Francis, - you'll excel in your nursing career by providing care to patients admitted to our unit. Most of your patients are funneled in from other units providing you with the opportunity to build on your education and experience in specialized service lines such as cardiac, telemetry, orthopedics, neurology, critical care, surgical services, and emergency. -Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to help others - with a patient-first mindset. Keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a sense of urgency support your career advancement and you thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment where you will rarely experience the same day twice. - -St. Francis Medical Center, the only Magnet designated hospital in Grand Island,NE -is a -non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities . We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents. - THe Medical Surgical Orthopedics floor at St. Francis is a 29-bed unit dedicated to caring for a wide variety of medical surgical patients including but not limited to orthopedic, neurosurgical, gastrointestinal, and oncology. We have an interdisciplinary team that strives to provide safe and exceptional care to our patients.
Responsibilities
Except to deliver care to 4-6 patients per shift -Administer medications, change dressings, monitor vital signs, and chart with timely documentation -Collaborate with a variety of other healthcare professionals such as social work, care coordination, physical therapy, occupational therapy, lab, respiratory therapy, and imaging
Qualifications
Graduate of an accredited nursing program -Active RN license in state of Nebraska or nurse licensure compact. -Basic Life Support(BLS) through American Heart Association

Keywords: CHI Health Saint Francis, Grand Island , Med Surg Nurse, Other , Grand Island, Nebraska