What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nebraska Spine RN position at CommonSpirit Health?
As our Resident Nurse at Nebraska Spine Hospital, you’ll excel in your nursing career by providing care to patients admitted to our unit. Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to help others - with a patient first mindset. Keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a sense of urgency support your career advancement.
Our new nurse residency program accelerates nursing competency by providing in-depth experiences, education, and support during your first year. A competency-based curriculum coupled with trained preceptors and active mentorship capitalizes on American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Accreditation design and innovative, contemporary, and evidence-based practices.
About Us
Nebraska Spine Hospital is nationally recognized in spinal care and the choice for complex elective spine surgeries.Located in the CHI Health Immanuel Medical Center, we are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 137 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents.
Responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for providing care to patients receiving life-changing spinal surgeries. With a nurse to patient ratio of 3:1, you will have the time and support needed to provide the highest level of care.
What You'll Do
- Monitor patients’ conditions and assess their needs.
- Administer medications, change dressings, monitor vital signs, and chart with timely documentation.
- Collaborate with a variety of other healthcare professionals such as social work, care coordination, physical therapy, occupational therapy, lab, respiratory therapy and imaging.
- Foster a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families.
As a Nurse Resident, you will have the following resources as part of this program:
- A comprehensive, evidence-based clinical orientation with a trained preceptor
- Didactic clinical content that builds on and applies your practice based learning
- Skills practice to help you be successful in patient care delivery
- Simulation practice with facility equipment and standardized procedure checklists
- Transition to Practice Core Courses covering topics such as communication, leadership and evidence-based practice
- Interactions with your peers for support
- A mentor to encourage professional, personal and interpersonal growth
Qualifications
- Associates degree in Nursing from an accredited program college, or university
- Active Registered Nurse license in good standing with the State Board of Nursing in the state where you live.
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more!
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