RN - Med Surg

divh2RN - Med Surg/h2pLocation: New York, NY Shift timings: 7pm to 7.30am Duration: 13 weeks/ph3Job Summary/h3pThe Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others./ph3Essential Duties and Responsibilities/h3pPatient Care:/pulliDelivers patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and through the application of the nursing process based upon theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational nursing standards./liliAssess and evaluate patient care needs and apply critical thinking skills in patient care management./liliIntegrates relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care./liliCollaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care./liliPrioritizes all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning after hospital care and delegating to others as appropriate./liliEducates patients and caregivers while anticipating needs and readiness to learn, about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease./liliCommunicates effectively and professionally with patients, family and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team./liliManages assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrates allocation of material resources effectively./li/ulpPatient Experience:/pulliRole models the tenets of Client Relationship Centered Care through facilitation of the following actions including, but not limited to, Admission Welcome, Bedside shift Report, HELP (High Risk Medications, Equipment, Lines/Drains/Airway, Pain and Plan of Care) AM/PM Care, 5 Minute Sit Down, Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Medication Review, Discharge Wrap Up, and MD/RN Unit Collaboration./liliConsiders the patients values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs and knowledge in all aspects of care./liliEstablishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family./liliUses evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients perceptions of care./liliInitiates service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalates to Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager or Patient Relations as needed./liliDemonstrates caring, respect, compassion, empathy and active listening through dialogue, body language and actions./liliSupports staff use of evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients perceptions of care./liliConducts Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps./li/ulpQuality and Safety:/pulliPractices safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement./liliDemonstrates clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served./liliImplements process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based ensure and procedures./liliEngages in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes./liliCollaborates with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities and nursing research studies./liliContributes to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures./liliImplements principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients./liliEscalates potential safety hazards or gaps from best practice following institutional chain of command protocol./liliUtilizes institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives./li/ulpOperations:/pulliPerforms charge nurse duties as assigned./liliCoordinates with the Clinical Coordinator/Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager to ensure supplies are appropriately utilized and inventory is sufficient for patient care./liliEscalates material or staffing resource deficits to charge nurse, Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager or Nursing Shift Manager./liliDemonstrates patient focused and cost effective approaches to patient care in terms of equipment, staff, supplies and all other resources./liliDocuments in an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with hospital, regulatory and legal requirements and standards of care./liliFacilitates patient throughput on shift basis./li/ulpProfessional Development:/pulliContributes to the environment of care to support clinical colleagues, patients and their families and members of the healthcare team./liliAdvances clinical competence in nursing practice to progress from novice to expert./liliProjects a professional image to colleagues and communicates with styles and methods that demonstrate caring, respect, compassion and empathy./liliIncorporates ethical principles into decision making for patient and family./liliEncourages and demonstrates a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning and innovation for self and others./liliAcquires knowledge and skills relative to the role, patient population, clinical specialty and local and/or global health community needs./liliParticipates in shared decision making through specialty practice councils, nursing committees and unit initiatives./li/ulpSkills:/ppNYS RN License BLS 2 years Med/Surg experience Minimum 2 years RN experience 1 year travel exp for Travel positions, not required for Per Diem positions EPIC experience highly preferred Avg Unit Census = 30 34 Beds in Unit Staffing Guidelines = 1:5 3x12 Schedule with every other weekends holidays required/p/div