Registered Nurse - Float Pool II

Job description

• JOB SUMMARY
• Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; delegate and evaluate care assigned to LPNs and CNAs to meet patient care needs.
• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• IDENTIFIES PATIENT/RESIDENT CARE REQUIREMENTS
• By establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients/residents and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Uses the nursing process as a framework to deliver care by establishing or contributing to a plan of care with the patient/resident including a teaching plan, within 24 hours of admission;
• establishing or contributing to prioritization of goals appropriate to the patient’s/resident's age and ability to learn;
• estimated length of stay, medical diagnoses and discharge plan;
• identifying nursing care needs, writing nursing interventions and identifying educational objectives appropriate to care standards;
• by reassessing and documenting the effectiveness of nursing actions and the patients/residents progress toward goals as the patient’s/resident's condition changes;
• by communicating the plan and patient/resident progress to the interdisciplinary team.
• delegating the plan of care to other licensed and unlicensed associates within their scope of practice
• ESTABLISHES A COMPASSIONATE ENVIRONMENT
• By providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients/residents, friends, and families.
• PROMOTES PATIENT'S/RESIDENT'S INDEPENDENCE
• By establishing patient/resident care goals;
• educating patient/resident, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills;
• answering questions by applying rehabilitation principles to patients/residents served;
• by demonstrating competence in providing age specific care to pediatric patients/residents, adult patients and geriatric patients/residents.
• ASSURES QUALITY OF CARE
• By adhering to therapeutic standards;
• measuring health outcomes against patient/resident care goals and standards;
• making or recommending necessary adjustments;
• following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, State Nurse Practice Act, and other governing agency regulations;
• by participating in performance improvement activities;
• by assessing care provided to assigned patients/residents by LPNs, Nursing Assistants, agency personnel, and other associates.
• RESOLVES PATIENT/RESIDENT PROBLEMS AND NEEDS
• By utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies;
• by utilizing established communication methods to ensure resolution of patient/resident problems and needs
• by communicating patient/resident status to the interdisciplinary team
• DOCUMENTS PATIENT/RESIDENT CARE SERVICES
• By documenting delivery of services, changes in patient/resident condition and the patients/residents response to nursing interventions in the medical record according to policies and procedures.
• MAINTAINS PATIENT/RESIDENT CONFIDENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY
• By keeping information confidential.
• MAINTAINS SAFE AND CLEAN WORKING ENVIRONMENT
• By complying with procedures, rules, and regulations;
• calling for assistance from health care support personnel;
• by maintaining a clean and safe unit environment;
• keeping patient/resident rooms, supply rooms and hallways free from clutter;
• by complying with procedures, rules and regulations;
• by adhering to infection control policies and procedures, medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substance regulations.
• By maintaining compliance with professional, regulatory and governmental standards of care.
• By demonstrating knowledge of responsibilities in an emergency situation
• ENSURES OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT
• following manufacturer's instructions;
• troubleshooting malfunctions;
• entering work orders for equipment repairs;
• evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• DEMONSTRATES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
• Checking stock to determine inventory level;
• anticipating needed supplies;
• using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• By minimizing overtime by work prioritization and delegation;
• recognizes and complies with RN’s role in reimbursement for patient/resident care services.
• By identifying and providing input to nursing leadership on work methods that reduce the cost and/or time required to deliver patient/resident care.
• By maintaining awareness of unit budget.
• MAINTAINS PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
• By identifying personal educational needs and opportunities;
• attending educational workshops; completing mandatory educational requirements;
• reviewing professional publications;
• establishing personal networks;
• participating in professional organizations;
• sharing new knowledge with teams;
• attending unit meetings;
• reading unit memos;
• participating in committees, projects and PI activities.
• By maintaining responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs
• MAINTAINS A COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP AMONG HEALTH CARE TEAMS
• By communicating information;
• responding to requests;
• building rapport;
• participating in team problem-solving methods;
• by communicating patient/resident care or team issues to the nursing leadership;
• holding each team member accountable for patient/resident and team outcomes;
• participate in team meetings;
• offering suggestions for improvement to leadership;
• utilizing the chain of command to present issues or concerns;
• demonstrate positive conflict resolution skills with all associates;
• treat all associates with dignity and respect.
• CONTRIBUTES TO ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM EFFORT
• By arriving on duty as scheduled, maintaining attendance, punching in and out as per Good Shepherd policy and maintaining time sheet.
• By demonstrating flexibility in response to change by offering to assist team members with patient care needs and unit activities that arise throughout the shift;
• participating in orienting new employees;
• meeting dress code requirements.
• By attending meetings as requested by organizational leaders;
• by positively representing the profession and organization at work and away from work;
• promoting and participating in organizational goals.
• By mentoring channels of communication among nursing shifts, disciplines, departments, and external customers.
• By utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies, to assure resolution of patient problems and needs.
• QUALIFICATIONS
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Education
• Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
• Work Experience
• Previous med-surg experience or rehabilitation experience preferred
• 1-2 years of intensive care or telemetry experience preferred
• Licenses / Certifications
• Registered Nurse license required
• Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support/ACLS (must be acquired within the first 6 months of employment).
• PALS certification preferred for all staff (must be acquired within the first 6 months of employment).