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GSH FLOAT POOL - NURSE STAFF-WEEKEND ACUTE CARE - PART TIME NIGHTS - $2500 SIGN Job in Cincinnati, Ohio US
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Job Summary

Company
Trihealth Inc
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Industries
Government and Military
Job Type
Part Time
Employee
Years of Experience
Less than 1 Year
Job Reference Code
81272550

GSH FLOAT POOL - NURSE STAFF-WEEKEND ACUTE CARE - PART TIME NIGHTS - $2500 SIGN

About the Job

Unit Description:

The Float Pool at TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital offers a dynamic and flexible work environment for nursing professionals, providing coverage across telemetry and critical care departments. This unique unit allows nurses to gain broad experience by working in various specialties, with bed counts and staffing levels that vary based on the department's needs. Nurses in the Float Pool can tailor their schedules with six-week rotation cycles, choosing between twelve-hour or eight-hour shifts, and weekend and holiday options. Twelve-hour shifts are scheduled every third weekend, while eight-hour shifts occur every other weekend. The orientation process is designed to support each nurse's background, offering individualized clinical training based on experience. With patient care responsibilities fluctuating depending on the department, nurses experience a varied patient-to-nurse ratio. To be part of the Float Pool, nurses are expected to have one to two years of experience in their specialty area, while Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification is required for those working in critical care and telemetry. However, new graduates with a healthcare background are also considered.

Job Overview:

This position applies the nursing process in providing direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families. This position collaborates, in a collegial manner, with physicians and other health care team members in meeting the patient's needs, and may delegate certain aspects of care to those under their direct supervision, within the scope of nursing practice. This position requires weekend hours and may be on-call during the evenings and nights. Thus, the position must be flexible.

Job Requirements:

Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing
New hires required to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire
Certification in related specialty within two years of assuming position or within 6 months of becoming elgible for the exam (whichever comes first) Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
Registered Nurse
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from the Principles of Biological, Physical, Behavioral, Social, and Nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs at various stages of the life cycle
Preferred membership in related professional organization
Up to 1 year experience Clinical in Nursing unit-specific area

Job Responsibilities:

Performs initial and ongoing assessment of patient and family. Completes initial assessment tool. Documents ongoing assessment per unit/TriHealth guidelines. Communicates assessment findings to other health care providers as appropriate. Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment.
Plans care for patient and family based on assessment, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes. Initiates and individualizes appropriate patient care guidelines/plan of care or clinical pathways. Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs. Develops both short and long term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning. Communicates plan of care to others.
Provides a safe, therapeutic environment, maintains patient's autonomy, dignity, and rights, and is sensitive to patient diversity. Seeks resources to help formulate ethical decisions. Balances priorities of the patient's needs and those of the unit/facility. Recognizes emergency situations and takes appropriate action. Completes patient assignment including documentation within scheduled timeframe. Bases interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes and documents accordingly. Trains/educates other staff and acts an expert resource in specialty area through abilities in existing and newer knowledge and skills. Effectively communicates and understands/executes physician orders.
Evaluates the plan of care for patient based on optimal specific patient outcomes. Documents the patient/family response to care including teaching. Collaborates with the patient/family and with other members of the health care team, including physicians, to revise plan of care as needed. Supervises the care that was delegated to other health care team members.
Demonstrates organizations responsibilities: Identifies areas for self improvement, functions in relief charge / resource role as requested, completes assignments within scheduled timeframes, cooperates with instructor to facilitate effective learning experiences for students, maintains current knowledge in area of practice, demonstrates knowledge of organizational and department changes.

Other Job-Related Information:

The TriHealth Nursing Vision, Mission, and Philosophy speaks to professional development, collaboration, and our nursing culture. To achieve excellence in nursing care, TriHealth encourages: pursuit of improved knowledge through continuing education classes, formal education leading to advanced degrees, and the attainment of specialty certification; nurse membership in local, regional, and national nursing organizations related to the appropriate nurse specialty; involvement in activities that better the health of our community; nursing research activities and use of evidence-based practice, and all nurses to foster, support, and personally model collaborative relationships amongst nurses, physicians, and other caregivers for the betterment of patient care.

Working Conditions:

Climbing - Rarely
Concentrating - Consistently
Continous Learning - Consistently
Hearing: Conversation - Consistently
Hearing: Other Sounds - Consistently
Interpersonal Communication - Consistently
Kneeling - Occasionally
Lifting


TriHealth is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce.
 

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