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Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN)
No. of Positions: 12 total (3 required on-site daily)
Specialty: Float RN (Intensive Care, Medical-Surgical, Telemetry/Cardiac Monitoring, and Emergency Room) Place of Work (City/State): Dayton, OH
Site: Dayton VA Medical Center - Patient Business Office / Primary CareExact Location: 4100 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45428
Duration: 1 year contract
Shift Schedule: 12 hours Facility operates 24/7/365 including federal holidays
Credentialing / Onboarding Time: 6 - 8 weeks
License: Current license from the Ohio Board of Nursing
Certifications: BLS (American Heart Association)ACLS (American Heart Association)
Education: Graduate of a professional nursing program accredited by ACEN or CCNE, approved by the state-accrediting agency at time of completion
Experience Needed: Minimum 1 year direct patient care experience within the last 3 years. Special Skills Needed: Fluent English (speak/read/write) Independent clinical judgment, interdisciplinary care approachEHR/CPRS documentation, E&M/procedure coding Interpret cardiac rhythms and operate defibrillator, EKG, cardiac monitor Central line/ventilator care
Responsibilities:
  • Provides indirect nursing care: patient assessment, priority-setting, nursing measures, outcome evaluation
  • Obtains patient/family history and assesses patient and plans nursing care
  • Documents plan of care/care given in medical record; verifies transcription of physician orders (no verbal orders except per facility policy)
  • Reassesses condition, revises care plans and administers medications/IV therapy
  • Knowledge of emergency drug dosages/crash cart locations
  • Assesses/documents patient response to medications
  • Initiates emergency measures in absence of physician and assists surgical/diagnostic procedures
  • Discharge planning participation
  • Skin assessment/HAPU prevention and catheter/prosthesis care
  • Intake/output assessment every shift
  • Reviews lab data and EMRAttends weekly Nurse Call (1 hr), Provider All Call (.5 hr), weekly All Call (.5 hr), monthly Admin Meeting (.5 hr)QA/QI documentation (FPPE/OPPE); patient safety incident reporting within 24 hrs

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JOB OVERVIEW

Experience level

Senior

Location

Dayton, OH

Occupation

Registered Nurses

Industry

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Posted

4 days ago

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