RN-Diagnostic Days - ME Echo Lab Stern Baptist Memphis

Summary

Coordinates and provides care utilizing the critical thinking framework known as the nursing process. The nursing process forms the foundation of the nurse's decision making to help partner with patients/families to attain, maintain and restore health whenever possible. Blends caring, compassion, knowledge and integrity to provide safe quality care that preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient.
• Administers medications as prescribed.
• Provides patient, family, and/or significant other health teaching/education.
• Participates in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
• Communicates/collaborates with others in providing patient care.
• Provides clinical leadership.
• Supports life long learning.
• Accurately follows physician's orders when performing diagnostic tests and performs those test which are part of the multi-skilled position.
• Participates in providing education to patients, families, staff, students, and physicians by following established guidelines to ensure safety, continuity of care and advancement of knowledge and skills.
• Provides a safe, functional, and effective environment for patients, staff, and other individuals in the hospital, thus promoting quality patient care and achieving good outcomes.
• Performs Stress Test in a manner that ensures accurate and complete examination by complying with established procedures and policies.
• Maintains data accurately and appropriately.
• Recognizes & reports abnormal patient data to appropriate licensed personnel accurately and promptly according to unit procedure.
• Provides safe and effective management of the patient according to unit procedure.
• Completes assigned goals.

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

Licensure, Registration, Certification

Minimum: RN;ACLS;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE

Special Skills

Minimum: Computer literacy

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Paid vacation/time off
• Continuing education opportunities
• Generous retirement plan
• Health insurance, including dental and vision
• Sick leave
• Service awards
• Free parking
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts
• Education assistance/continuing education
• Employee referral program

Job Summary:
Position: 3499 - RN-Diagnostic
Facility: BMH-Memphis Hospital
Department: ME Echo Lab Stern Baptist Memphis
Category: Nurse RN
Type: Clinical Nurse
Work Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: Days
Location: US:TN:Memphis
Located in the Memphis metro area