RN - MedSurg/Ortho at Merit Health Wesley

As a Registered Nurse at Merit Health Wesley, you’ll play a vital role in doing what you do best - providing quality care to our patients. 

About the Job:                      

• FT | Days - 3 12 hour shifts a week.  Currently a set rotation but will be looking to change to self-scheduling soon.
• Assesses patient’s needs, formulates a plan of care and provides care based on identified needs and physician orders according to standards, policy and procedure.  
• The RN develops and implements patient education plans. The RN communicates and collaborates with other team members to facilitate delivery of care. 
• Responsible for the patient for whom care is provided, self and peers as professional nurses, the charge nurse, clinical supervisor, unit director and CNO.
• Works effectively toward collaborative relationships with medical staff and other members of the healthcare team and administrative personnel.
• Maintains a cooperative working relationship with ancillary departments and the entire healthcare team.
• Must be able to communicate verbally, in writing and utilization of the EMR. 
• Continuously provides expertise to the staff by assessing the quality and quantity of care and evaluating and intervening in the management of care problems, as necessary. 
• Oversees the unit's operations in the absence of the Director or CNO and collaborates with them on an as-needed basis.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• 3x12s, varying days

Requirements:                               

• MS RN license
• Associates Degree in Nursing, Bachelors preferred
• BLS certification, ACLS preferred
• New Grads welcome

We know it’s not just about finding a job. It’s about finding a place where you are respected, valued and where your work is purposeful and fulfilling. A place where your talent is recognized, professional development is encouraged and career advancement is possible.

At Merit Health Wesley and Merit Health Medical Group, our people provide great care. We are more than 250 physicians strong, while employing more than 1,000 healthcare professionals who have been nationally recognized for patient safety and quality care. We are a dynamic entity, continually changing and growing in size, service and scope to meet the needs of South Mississippi. Even with these changes, one thing has—and always will—remain the same: our team of professional caregivers strives to uphold the principles upon which this facility was founded more than 100 years ago: Loving God, Serving Others, and Excelling in Healthcare.

An Equal Opportunity Employer - including disability and protected veteran status.

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Experience

• 1 year(s): RN med-surg experience

Education

• Associates or better in Nursing

• Bachelors or better in Nursing

Licenses & Certifications

• C-AHA ACLS
• C-AHA BLS Basic Cardiac

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)