Registered Nurse (per diem)
Ogallala Community Hospital, Ogallala, NE
(Per Diem/Locum)

Job ID:  68904 Location:  Ogallala NE
Posted Date:  9/15/2009 Shift:  Varied
Category:  Registered Nurses/Externs Department :  Med Surg
Facility:  Ogallala Community Hospital Position Type:  PerDiem-CA
Shift Hours:  Varied Hours Per Week:  ..


OverView:
Join the team at Banner Health, where Medical Excellence provided by the best people, delivering the best care of our Brand Promise. Ogallala Community Hospital combines tradition and technology in the charming small town of Ogallala, Nebraska. Our eighteen-bed facility is at the heart of a well-integrated local total care system that spans the continuum from primary care to specialty care and services. Ogallala (population 5,107) is located just six miles from the shore of beautiful Lake McConaughy, Nebraska's largest body of water, with more than 100 miles of shoreline, white sand beaches and recreational opportunities for all seasons.We are a progressive Med-Surg unit with a great combination of new grads and experienced nurses.

Responsibilities:
The pay opportunity is $20.30- $32.43 per hour based on experience ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:1. The RN, using the nursing process, provides patient/family/consumer education using a wide range of teaching methods to promote health in a variety of settings. The RN provides total patient care according to established standards, policies, and procedures. The incumbent admits patients to the nursing unit, assessing needs, identifying nursing problems, establishing priorities of care needed to return the patient to optimal health and documenting appropriate patient and admission information.2. The Registered Nurse makes patient rounds, observing patient condition and vital signs, assessing findings and recording observations in the patient's charts. This position also assists physicians during their rounds and treatments. This includes preparing the patient for examination, setting up equipment needed for treatment, carrying out ordered treatments and charting them, and explaining to and instructing the patient in necessary treatments as appropriate.3. This position transcribes and reviews physician orders and assures that necessary arrangements are made with other patient care departments as ordered.4. The Registered Nurse reviews patient medication records and prepares, administers, and records medications and IV solutions and restarts IV's.5. This position provides patient and family instruction regarding the patient's care throughout hospitalization and upon discharge.6. Follows safety standards in all aspects of performance of the above functions, reports/removes unsafe equipment and attends safety education sessions.

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:Graduate of an approved school of nursingCurrent licensure in the state of Nebraska. Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification.Ability to demonstrate behaviors consistent with BHS values, management expectations, and service standards.Preferred Qualifications:Computer experience helpful as well as knowledge of Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
 
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