Acute Care RN - Post Surgical Specialties - PRN
Stormont Vail Health · Topeka, Kansas, US
Position Status: Part time Shift: 12 Hour Day Shift (United States of America) Hours per week: 0 Job Information Exemption Status: Non-Exempt A Brief Overvie...
Job description
Position Status: Part time Shift: 12 Hour Day Shift (United States of America) Hours per week: 0 Job Information Exemption Status: Non-Exempt A Brief Overview: Medical/Surgical nursing is a specialty within the nursing profession that encompasses the care of individuals across the life span who present with physical, emotional, or psychological alterations of health. Medical/Surgical nursing is care of acute and chronic illnesses in nature and occurs in a variety of care settings. Medical/Surgical nursing encompasses care that ranges from cardiac, oncology, stroke, joint, spine, post-surgical, palliative, psychiatric and end-of-life issues. It includes the care of patients greater than age 12 and all health conditions. Medical/Surgical nurses have adapted nursing process to include components of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of human responses when caring for patients. Education Qualifications: Bachelors of Science: Nursing (BSN) Preferred Skills and Abilities: Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to rights of patient/significant other, as identified within the institution. (Required proficiency) Demonstrates awareness an...