Ortho Inpatient RN
Urbana, Illinois
Carle Health - 611 W Park St ,

RN Ortho

Location: Urbana, Illinois Employment Type: Clinical-Nursing Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Role Overview

The staff Registered Nurse is a professional caregiver responsible for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The role uses the nursing process, nursing trends, technology, and financial and human resources to deliver care. Essential duties include:

• Completing initial patient assessments and developing and modifying plans of care based on patient and family needs
• Maintaining accurate nursing documentation
• Taking responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and correcting hazards and incidents
• Fulfilling all departmental competency requirements

Department Responsibilities

• Assess ortho and medical/surgical patients every shift.
• Educate ortho and medical/surgical patients on wound care, proper mobility, self-care, medication management, care transition needs, and other patient-specific needs.
• Coordinate with physician and surgeon partners on patient care.
• Delegate and monitor interventions of the HCT staff.
• Set up ortho traction and manipulate surgical traction devices for mobility and wound care.
• Manage wound appliances such as wound vacs, drains, pouches, and other urological devices.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year of orthopedics experience, with experience within the last year
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ASN)
• Valid Illinois state RN License in good standing
• BLS issued by American Heart Association