RN Medical-Surgical Nights Auto-Offer

Start: 7/14 or 7/28 – Bi-weekly orientation 

Guaranteed Hours: 36 (will accept 48 upon request)

Shift Requirement: 12hr Nights 6:30-7

Float Requirement: First to float within skillset. Deaconess Newburgh (IN) campus (8 miles apart) & potential to float to Deaconess Henderson (KY – 11 miles). 2 HR notice given for cross campus float. Mid-shift float within same campus. Cross campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible. 

On Call/Call Back Requirement: N/A

Weekend/Holiday Requirement: Three weekends out of every six week schedule.  Every other holiday.

Required Certs to be attached upon submittal: Must have current active compact license. AHA BLS, AHA ACLS and NIHSS.

Minimum Experience REQUIRED: 3 years of strong Med/Surg, 2 travel assignment, trauma level II experience.

Charting Experience: Recent EPIC experience required (will be required to do a checkoff class)

Patient Population:   Med/Surg. population – post-surgical, UTI, sepsis, high fall risk, COPD, CHF 

Skillset: Remote tele, chest tubes, NG/PEG tubes, straight cath/Foleys, ostomies, Heparin drips, blood/blood product administration, tracheostomy are, PCA management.  Must have strong assessment and critical thinking skills! Hard worker, resilient and manages change well, social candidates

Unit Information:  41 beds.  Ratio: Days 1:4-5; NOCs 1:6-7

Amergis Healthcare Staffing is seeking a Medical/Surgical Registered Nurse to assume responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care. The nurse demonstrates ability to make clinical judgments in an effective and efficient manner with supervision. The nurse demonstrates critical thinking and performance ability in the coordination of patient care. Consistently performs according to nursing standards and is accountable in managing patient care and assisting others in the management of patient care.

Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. 
• Performs focused interview to identify specific patients needs. 
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition. 
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care members and documents actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses. 
• Documents the patient’s plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions. 
• Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient care requirements. 
• Monitors consistency between patient plan of care and actions of medical staff. 
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standard. 
• Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patient environment. 
• Initiates and evaluates patient and/or family education. 
• Revises the plan of care according to evaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and effective/ineffective nursing interventions. 
• Documents patient’s response to nursing and other interventions. 
• Uses clinical judgment in evaluation activities to meet patient care needs of an assigned unit/floor including establishing priorities. 
• Monitors the safety and effectiveness of the environment and equipment. 
• Participates in activities to facilitate good interpersonal communications with the chosen facility.
• Supports professional practice by observing the following:  Uses knowledge and practices in accordance with 1) the Nurse Practice Act; 2) Standards of Nursing Practice; 3) Standards of Patient Care; 4) The Joint Commission, state and local laws; 5) Patient’s Bill of Rights; and 6) Amergis Healthcare Staffing, nursing and client hospital policies. 
• Other duties as assigned.

At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:

• Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• Awards and recognition programs 

Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.  

Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.