Registered Nurse (RN) FT - Days - Outpt Infusion

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Days

Summary:

Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Responsible for directing and coordinating all nursing care for departmental specific patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards. Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes. Supports the organization vision and mission. Utilizes knowledge of patient's age and cultural diversity into the provision of patient care. Contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care.


POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS :
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing required. BSN preferred.
• Current registered nurse's license in the State of Texas
• BLS certification.
• ACLS or PALS certification within 6 months of hire (as applicable to department)
• Willingness to be crossed trained to other areas.

Responsibilities:

Ensures that care is delivered to each patient in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Texas and ANA Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice.
• Performs nursing care using sound judgment.
• Implements physician's orders in a safe and accurate manner.
• Assists with admitting, discharging and transferring patients.
• Carries out new physician orders.
• Adapts to the needs of the unit by demonstrating flexibility/adaptability.
• Maintains detailed and accurate records of nursing actions.
• Participates in health/therapeutic counseling, teaching/emotional support for patients and significant others.
• Makes rounds on assigned patients and prioritizes patient's needs.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment for patients and co-workers.
• Administers medication and therapies within the scope of safe nursing practice.
• Formulates, modifies and implements goal oriented patient care plans according to facility policies.
• Assumes responsibility to report the need for assistance to the supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Abides by the rules and regulations set forth by the Board of Nurse Examiners
• Adheres to policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services.
• Informs the charge nurse of any anticipated and/or actual issues/problems.
• Maintains current with all new policies and procedures published.
• Provides direction to non-licensed nursing staff in the delivery of patient care.
• Anticipates potential problems situations and intervenes to offset any adverse impact.
• Plans and coordinates time schedule with peers to provide coverage.
• Builds a positive work environment by guiding employees to support the mission of the hospital, providing developmental opportunities and encouraging teamwork.

Department Specific Duties Include:
• Escort registered patients with appointments into clinic rooms.
• Take Vitals and weight per protocol and also as needed and document these appropriately:
• Verify at appropriate intervals that physician orders or requests for each patient have been carried out.
• Triage patient complaints due to adverse effects of therapy and manage these when possible. When appropriate, report these to the physician.
• Address patient care issues and escalate when needed following the chain of command.
• Phone pharmacies with prescription orders as needed.
• Ensure that appropriate consent form is available within the medical record at time of treatment.
• Assure charts are in the area of scheduled visit on a daily basis.
• Clean/disinfect patient instruments following use.
• Coordinate with Medical staff any patient care issues as applicable.

Other information:

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE :

• Ability to practice nursing as described by the following definition: "The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health alternations."
• Ability to utilize the best nursing process in the provision of nursing care including but not limited to administering treatments and medications, interpreting diagnostic tests, formulating a plan of care, collaborating with other health care providers and providing education to patients and/or significant others.
• Will be required to pass competencies for this position.

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES :

(Chain-of-command)

1. Vice President of Critical Care Services → 2. Chief Nursing Officer


CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC :

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age.