Registered Nurse, Surgical Acute, Weekends Days

Job Description
Surgical Acute FT DAYS Weekends RN-Sign on Bonus!  Special weekend differential! 
Every Saturday and Sunday plus one weekday per week.
WHY US?
 
The Surgical Acute Care unit is a medical surgical unit with a focus on postoperative care. Scope of service includes continuous cardiac monitoring, continuous oxygen saturations, wound, and drain management.  Patients are admitted following surgical procedures via intra-hospital transfer from IMC, ICU, PACU, and as direct admissions through Express Care/Critical Care Resuscitation Unit (CCRU).  We coordinate independent care to patients within a clinical specialty as a fully effective participative member of multidisciplinary patient care service team. Nurses working on the Surgical Acute Care unit pride themselves on providing outstanding care.
Unit Highlights
Number of beds:  24
Nurse Patient Ratio: 4:1-5:1
Patient population:
 The Surgical Acute Care unit serves as the  primary postoperative designation for the following specialty surgical services, including but not limiting to Surgical Oncology, Gynecology Neoplasia, Urology,  Acute Care Emergency Surgery, Otolaryngology, Oral Maxillary Facial surgeries, and General Surgery which includes the bariatric surgery patients.
Career opportunities:
Professional Advancement Model
Fun fact:
Serenity Room
 
General Summary
This role is considered the minimum role for all nurses at UMMC who have greater than 12 months experience. This nurse will be competent in the skills/knowledge required and fully participate in unit governance. He/she will practice and adhere to the guidelines specified in the UMMC Professional Nurse Job Charter.  Independently provides and coordinates care provided to patients within a clinical specialty.  Serves as a fully effective and participative member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team.  Demonstrates and models the full range of nursing professional practice in both care provided and in participation in development of strategies to improve patient outcomes, satisfaction with service and cost effectiveness at the unit level.  Is accountable to patients and families for the processes and outcomes of care during an episode of care.  Is accountable to peers for the advancement of group practice on the unit, and to the nurse manager for the totality of work performance.