Registered Nurse (RN), Wonder Center, PT, Days

Medical Day Treatment Setting Caregiver

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Provides direct patient care, education and support to patients in the medical day treatment setting. Functions as a clinical and community resource, educator and consultant. Able to coordinate and provide care for patients based on detailed treatment protocols initiated by physicians without need of direct physician supervision.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Provides direct patient care in a medical day treatment setting. Maintains an advanced knowledge base of disease entities, medications and other treatment options specific to the medical diagnosis. Assesses and evaluates extensive health history. Evaluates effectiveness of care and makes changes according to predetermined care plan or after consultation with physician or appropriate medical/clinical provider.
• Serves as primary contact for patient/family members in either a primary nurse role or as a care giver for the day. Uses critical thinking skills and advanced knowledge to both deliver routine care and to handle unexpected issues. Contacts family and/or medical providers when the need arises.
• Participates in the intake of new patients either in the role of a primary nurse or as a daily caregiver. Takes part in admission meetings, assures that patient orders and required paperwork are complete, reviews new patient charts and communications when caring for them. Works with patients and families to help acclimate them to unit routines in a supportive manner.
• Identifies patient /family needs, and develops plan of care that includes medical, emotional, therapeutic, spiritual, educational and growth and development principles. Is aware of established patient/family plan of care for assigned patients. Plans daily patient care and activities according to care plan, and documents interventions, care and activities in the daily flowsheet. Provides identified family education and documents interactions. Updates (or communicates to primary nurse) and reviews patient care plans as needed.
• Performs and/or assists with medical procedures, interventions, and therapies as prescribed. Provides comfort and safety measures for patient before, during, and after interventions.
• Assumes responsibility for patient safety by maintaining a safe environment to include awareness of safety procedures, protocols, and adherence to patient care standards. Participates in environmental rounds to ensure safe environment. Utilizes both unit and individualized patient equipment according to recommendations. Utilizes the Patient Safety Net online reporting tool as circumstances dictate.
• Champions the development, implementation and evaluation of PI projects and/or new unit tools designed for the specialty area. Assists new team members until they are proficient. Provides productive feedback and input when new tools are introduced to the unit. Becomes a role model for the sustainability of new ideas, processes and tools until they become embedded in culture of unit.
• Contributes to upkeep of unit by completing required daily and monthly checklists and duties. Is knowledgeable about regulatory agencies and contract pertaining to the Wonder Center regulation and adheres to required standards.
• Acts as a resource for and coordinates continuing education for team members. Presents formal or informal education to co-workers in the form of an approved DSS Daycare training program, a planned in-service, or as an informal resource on a relevant topic.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that reports to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Associate degree in Nursing
• Experience - One (1) year of clinical nursing experience within pediatrics

In Lieu Of

• Team members employed in this job prior to July 1, 2020, are grandfathered under prior educational and experience requirements. In addition, team members must be certification eligible and will have one year to obtain required certification.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.
• PEARS Certification or plan to complete in first 6 months of hire.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficient computer skills (word processing)
• Mathematical skills
• Knowledgeable in the theories of and strategies of early childhood growth and development and learning and have demonstrated the ability to apply these theories.

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Center For Developmental Svcs

Facility

1008 Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department

10087424 Wonder Center