RN General Surgical

Description Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as an RN General Surgical you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join LewisGale Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

LewisGale Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at LewisGale Medical Center

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.

What you will do in this role:

• Demonstrates accountability for essential clinical knowledge to positively affect patient outcomes within the scope of nursing practice while assessing, planning, intervening and evaluating care.
• Demonstrates strong and accurate clinical judgment and competent or expert nursing skills while following established policies including those related to confidentiality (written, verbal, electronic and digital).
• Documents effectively, succinctly, and timely according to organizational policy.
• Incorporates time management and prioritizes for efficiency and productivity.
• Follows LGMC process for dispensing of medications and narcotic control and employs clinical judgment related to medication administration.
• Delegates only those tasks for which she or he believes the other health team member has the knowledge and skill to perform, taking into consideration training, cultural competence, experience, and facility/agency policies and procedures. Follows The Five Rights Of Delegation: • Right task • Right circumstances • Right person • Right directions and communication • Right supervision and evaluation
• Adheres to hospital and unit policies.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Professionally resolves or seeks assistance for clinical problems and conflict.
• Timely collaborates with the healthcare team to report critical information or change in condition.
• Questions and evaluates practice and evidence through research utilization and experiential learning.
• Completes annual educational requirements and other specified learning activities on time.
• Demonstrates professional caring practices through sensitivity, respect, engagement, and assessing for patient and family satisfaction.
• Creates a safe and therapeutic atmosphere for patients, co-workers, other departments and customers.
• Promotes comfort and prevents suffering through presence and attentiveness. Demonstrates timely pain assessment and reassessment.
• Coaches other members of the team for professional growth and to meet the patient’s needs.
• Promotes a culture of safety.
• Works on behalf of others representing the concerns of the patient/family/community, including participation in Multidisciplinary Rounds and hourly rounds.
• Adheres to quality standards such as National Patient Safety standards and infection prevention.
• Appropriately teaches patients and families beginning with admission and continuing throughout hospitalization until the last interaction where instructions for home and/or the next provider are accurately provided.
• Following Synergy Professional Practice Model maintains and grows competency in response to the needs of patients and the organization as demonstrated by activities such as professional organizational membership or certification.
• Proficient oral and written skills.
• Demonstrates and promotes hospital and nursing Mission, Vision, Philosophy and Core Values.
• Communicates professionally with other team members and colleagues by following approved methods of communication as applicable (I Care, Scripting, SBAR, Huddles, and Bedside Reporting)
• Collaborates with patients, families, and the healthcare team to coordinate care for an effective and current plan of care.
• Adheres to and promotes the regulations that safeguard the care including but not limited to: Basic Life Support (BLS), National Patient Safety Goals, American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Standards of Care, Safe Patient Handling, and the Joint Commission Guidelines.
• Attends staff meetings and engages in hospital affairs such as Shared Governance as demonstrated through attendance, input, innovative ideas, and volunteering to serve on unit based or hospital councils.
• Knowledge and application of the cultural foundations including Professional Practice Model.
• Demonstrates quality systems thinking through gaining and maintaining knowledge of the quality indicators including the nursing sensitive indicators.
• Promotes a work environment that is free from harassment and violence.
• A professional role model within the community when representing the organization.

What qualifications you will need:

REQUIRED Licensure - One of the following:

• Registered Nurse License issued by the Department of Health Professions, Commonwealth of Virginia
• Registered Nurse with “multi-state privilege" granted to them by virtue of holding a license in one of the states participating in the Nurse Licensure Compact Agreement and who has not established permanent residency in Virginia.

REQUIRED Certifications/Credentials:

• BLS, Basic Life Support Certification from and approved agency.
• PALS, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification from the American Heart Association.

PREFERRED Certifications/Credentials:

• Specialty certification from a national accrediting organization.
• Member of a national professional nursing organization.
• ACLS certification unless specified as required above.

REQUIRED Education:

• Graduate of a nursing program.

Preferred Experience:

• Two years RN experience.

LewisGale Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1909. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 500+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in the Salem area. We specialize in heart and vascular care—including the latest advanced technology available through our designated Heart Center—as well as orthopedics and spine care, services for mental and behavioral health and cancer care.

At LewisGale Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our RN General Surgical opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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