Registered Nurse

Job Summary Job Summary: The individual assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies/procedures for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating patient functional status. Job Responsibilities Utilizes the nursing process in caring for assigned patients. Completes assessment and individualizes plan of care within established unit/nursing guidelines. Considers cultural and psychosocial factors and ages of individual patients in nursing care. Organizes, prioritizes, and performs nursing skills appropriate for the patient population. Anticipates patient and unit needs. Demonstrates sound knowledge base: Bio-psychosocial. Delegates and communicates effectively and appropriately. Demonstrates professional judgment in response to changing patient and unit situations. Documents steps of the nursing process/care on the appropriate record. Records data concisely, consistently, accurately, and legibly. Utilizes correct medical terminology abbreviations. Addresses problems and progress toward outcomes according to unit/nursing policy. Facilitates patient teaching discharge. Makes timely, appropriate referrals. Utilizes resources in planning and presenting patient education, considering patient age and cultural/psychosocial factors. Collaborates with other disciplines as appropriate. Supports unit and hospital goals through PI and educational activities. Attends mandatory in-services and meets unit education standards. Accurately completes variance reports. Decision Making: Independent judgment in planning the sequence of operations and making minor decisions in a complex technical or professional field. Working Relationship: Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal and external customers. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Required Skills & Experience Zero (0) - six (6) months of related experience. Working knowledge of disease state management processes, bio-psychosocial model, and clinical pathways. Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner. Detail-oriented as required in the examination of clinical and numerical data. Required Education Completion of basic professional curriculum of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom. Required Certification & Licensure Valid multi-state or State Registered Nurse License. Shift: Acute Care, minimum 1 year experience, willingness to float to other departments Start: ER experience #J-18808-Ljbffr