Medical Surgical Nurse (Med-Surg RN)

The Medical Surgical Unit provides an exciting opportunity for RN’s who are self-motivated, energetic, compassionate and are looking for new challenges in a supportive, trans disciplinary environment. The goal on our Medical/Surgical Unit is to provide world class patient family centered care that includes high quality, holistic, compassionate evidence based nursing care. 

Requirements: 
•Bachelor’s or Associates  degree in nursing. 
•Two year of clinical experience in a hospital setting. 
•Excellent communication skills. 
•Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and able to multitask with attention to detail and accuracy. 
•Ability to adapt quickly to an often stressful environment. 
•Ability to work well with others; excellent interpersonal skills 

Qualified candidates will possess the following characteristics: 

Critical-Thinking Skills: Nurses will need to assess a patient's health, as well as detect changes in symptoms, health or pain, and will need to know when action is necessary. 

Compassion: Must be sympathetic to patient needs and be able to deal with people in various states of pain, trauma and tragedy. 

Attention to Detail: Nurses will help doctors operate, administer medicines and work with specific treatments. 

Organizational Skills: Nurses will face multiple patients, with differing needs, stages of health and risk factors. Therefore, being organized and knowing how to prioritize is essential. 

Calm Under Pressure: Being able to effectively function in emergency situations will be necessary. 

Communication Skills: Nurses communicate directly with patients who are scared, in pain or in shock. Family members will have questions and want answers. As a nurse, being a patient listener and good communicator to help keep everyone calm and facilitate understanding is a must.