RN Radiology, Forbes

divh2Registered Nurse/h2pThe Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families for whom the nurse is responsible. The Registered Nurse is fully responsible for all actions as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. GR Nursing care delivery typically crosses the outpatient to inpatient continuum./ph3Essential Responsibilities/h3ulliThe registered nurse provides transformational leadership in a professional practice setting by striving to create and participate in the future of healthcare./liliTeam player who contributes to building the team by helping others succeed through role modeling and mentoring./liliAssigns or delegates tasks based on the needs of the patient and skill level of the RN, LPN or support staff. Assigns duties and lunches for staff when performing charge role./liliConsiders maintenance of a safe environment, patient condition, complexity of the intervention and predictability of the outcome./liliProvides peers with both verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance./liliShares knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues and cultivates a work environment that promotes positive employees attitudes, effective communications, trust, and collaboration./liliWillingly accepts mistakes of self and others, creating a culture in which risk taking is not only safe but expected and creativity, flexibility, resiliency, and adaptability are key./liliCollaborates with an interdisciplinary team to evaluate clinical care or health services./liliPromotes patient safety initiatives (ex: National Patient Safety Goals)./liliParticipates in department specific quality initiatives ( ex: EBP population specific). Assures appropriate order sets are used./liliSupervises delegates and evaluates assigned LPN scope of practice as appropriate./liliUtilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, evaluate and implement a patient plan of care according to the individual needs of the patient as prescribed by physician, nurse and hospital policy including patient and family./liliDerives culturally and age appropriate expected outcomes involving the patient, family and other health care providers./liliAnalyzes the health status of the individuals and families comparing the data with the norm, when possible, to determine patient care needs./liliAssesses patient reports/records change of condition and notifies physician and/or supervisor and intervenes appropriately and documents accordingly./liliAccepts assignments in areas other than primary unit, and performs duties within individualized competency./liliDemonstrates a commitment to continuous lifelong learning and professional development for self and others./liliPromotes advancement of the profession through participation in professional organizations./liliSeeks both formal and independent learning activities using current research findings and other evidence to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and knowledge./liliParticipates in systematic peer review and obtains informal feedback regarding ones own practice from patients, peers, professional colleagues and others. Identifies areas of strength, as well as, areas in which professional development would be beneficial./liliMeets time and attendance guidelines per hospital policy./liliPlaces the patient at the center of everything they do by continuously evaluating and assessing patient and family satisfaction and performing as an advocate for patients and customers./liliParticipates in department specific patient satisfaction initiatives./liliPromotes compassionate communication that is patient and family centered./liliAssesses for and attempts to resolve patient/family concerns./liliUtilizes effective time management skills to complete assigned duties and responsibilities within established work shift./li/ulh3Qualifications/h3pMinimum/pulliCurrent State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC)/liliCPR Certification/liliAct 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate/liliAct 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate/liliAct 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate/li/ulpPreferred/pulliCertification in area of specialty/li/ul/div