Patient Care Unit-RN-FT-Days/Nights

Job Description

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Under the direction of the Clinical Coordinator and/or Night Resource Supervisor, this position assesses plans, organizes and evaluates all aspects of patient care for assigned unit/patients.
Reports to: Clinical Coordinator and/or Night Resource Supervisor
Essential Job Functions
1. Utilizes the nursing process to provide quality patient care according to established standards of care which includes planning, implementing, evaluating and adjusting plan of care, and discharge planning based on expected patient outcomes.
1.1 Admits, transfers, and discharges patients.
1.2 Completes ongoing patient assessment and documents according to policy.
1.3 Completes nursing assessment within 2 hours of admission, or designates reason for incompleteness. Reviews database and nutrition screen.
1.4 Participates in the development of patient plan of care to include patient problems, goals, evaluations and interventions.
1.5 Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient’s condition to appropriate personnel.
1.6 Assesses, collaborates and coordinates patient’s discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with other members of the care team.
2. Demonstrates appropriate application of age specific standards, policies and procedures and guidelines in caring for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
2.1 Follows age specific standards in administering medications based on patient’s age.
2.2 Follows age specific standards of care during altered states of consciousness related to analgesia, conscious sedation or anesthesia.
2.3 Uses age specific standards, policies and procedures and guidelines to perform treatments
Incorporates cultural and developmental needs into plan of care.
3.1 In collaboration with the patient/family, and in a developmentally and culturally appropriate manner, implements the plan of care.
3.2 Demonstrates competency in the provision of nursing care according to established standards of nursing practice and in a developmentally appropriate manner.
4. Demonstrates critical thinking skills, ability to provide and delegate activities to staff based on patient assessment and the requirements to deliver care in a safe efficient manner maximizing positive outcomes for the patient.
5. Provides documentation of patient care in the patient record according to established standards of nursing care.
6. Collaborates and works cooperatively with physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary health care team in formal and informal teaching of patients and/or family about his or her disease process and wellness promotion plan and discharge planning.
6.1 Assesses patient/family learning needs, abilities, preferences, and readiness to learn.
6.2 Utilizes a collaborative interdisciplinary process to provide appropriate patient/family education.
6.3 Utilizes available information to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching in producing the desired patient outcomes and makes adjustments in teaching as indicated.

Minimum Requirements
Education: Graduation from accredited school of nursing; Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Certification, Licensure: Current state license as a registered nurse; current BLS certification or must be obtained within 90 days of employment and ACLS certification required within 6 months of employment. PALS required for all charge/resource RNs and all night shift RNs.