Registered Nurse / RN - Operating Room - PRN, Weekend Days
2 days ago
Bedford
Professional Nurse The professional nurse exhibits understanding of basic human needs by demonstrating: • Attention to emotional, social, and self-esteem needs, • Regular assessment and maintenance of comfort, • Knowledge of basic physiology and pathophysiology, • Knowledge of human emotions during health and illness, • Knowledge of human development across the life span, • Knowledge of pain and suffering, pain interventions and pain comfort/theories., • Provides safe patient care as evidenced by:, • Using barcode medication verification (BMV) during medication administrations, • Completing accurate documentation in the electronic health record, • Completing assessments accurately and in a timely manner, • Individualizing care plans specific to the needs of the patient, • Using active listening, • Exemplifying a non-judgmental attitude, • Tolerating both positive and negative ideas or expressions, • Demonstrating flexibility, • Eliciting patient values and preferences, • Demonstrating knowledge of individual patient's family situation and routines, • Demonstrating knowledge of family theories, • Being responsive to families, • Engaging family members in health decisions per patients' wishes, • Allowing family members' presence, • Involving family, • Conducting routine family meetings, • Sharing available resources with families, • Providing information, using up to date literature, approved tools including EMMI and demonstrates knowledge of patient's unique learning approach., • Validating patient knowledge through use of teach back method, • Accepting feedback from patients and adopting patient ideas, • Prioritizing and individualizing care delivery based on professional judgment, • Optimistic, • Accessible to patients and families, • Available and re-confirming that availability, • Confident; demonstrating assertiveness knowledge, • Reassuring, • Self-reliant and demonstrating self- knowledge, • Knowledge and effective use of THR communication tools (HEART, Error Prevention Tools: Speak up for Safety, Question and Resolve), • Supportive verbal and non-verbal demeanor, • Enthusiasm, • Positive feedback, • Supportive view of the system, • Establishing a safe environment, • Using frequent checks/surveillance including national patient safety goals(NPSG), • Providing safety information and associated teach-backs, • Validating the call system is in place, • Completing accurate, timely and comprehensive hand offs, • Maintaining privacy and confidentiality, • Ensuring clean and pleasant surroundings, • Demonstrating knowledge of and effectively using Error Prevention safety/communications tools, • Demonstrating knowledge of current evidence related to prevention of adverse outcomes, • Using safety enhancing technologies recognizing the benefits and limitations of them, • Communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team:, • Delegates effectively by making efficient use of staff time and expertise, • Uses SBAR format in communicating with physicians and other interdisciplinary team members, • Uses hand off communication tool and/or processes appropriately for any change in caregivers across shifts and departments., • Identifies patient needs and coordinates care and resources to facilitate patient throughput/flow, • Manages up other team members, intra and inter-departmentally looking for opportunities to positively recognize coworkers to leaders, patients, families and team., • Demonstrates flexibility and helps co-workers when needed, • Follows attendance commitments by being timely and reliable, • Incorporates Error Prevention Tools into practice and participates in High Reliability organizational training., • Promotes a cost effective team, • Demonstrates judicious use of resources including supplies, products and equipment, • Identifies ineffective and costly practices and provides suggestions for improvement, • Incorporates innovation and technology in daily practice to enhance efficiencies, • Leads by example by giving priority to doing the right thing for patient care, • Actively engages in finding solutions for unit, division and/or entity concerns or issues., • Participates in process improvement activities at the unit, entity and/or system level, • Seeks innovative ideas or promotes evidenced based practice changes among team, • Uses multiple available tools to stay informed of changes, updates and communications., • Reads and responds to email as requested, • Reviews meeting minutes when unable to attend in person, • Meets staff meeting attendance participation rates as per department standard, • Demonstrates the ability to respectfully listen to others' opinions., • Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe individualized care., • Acceptable use of SBAR when communicating., • Supports interdisciplinary meetings such as daily care briefings, rounds, family conferences and support groups for optimal patient outcomes, • Actively engages in peer to peer review, • Willingly accepts feedback from colleagues including peers, leaders and other disciplines, • Utilizes feedback to seek opportunities for advancing professional growth, • Understands, promotes, and values evidence-based practices, quality improvement, and/or research, and utilizes them in practice., • Follows guidelines and recommendations defined by regulatory or professional practice agencies, • Provides daily care that achieves outcome targets for Reliable Care Blueprints, NPSG, employee satisfaction, patient and Family Experience, NDNQI And Other Unit/organizational Metrics, • Demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning and development., • Maintains annual competencies, • Attends in-services and training useful to area of practice, • Shares with peers evidence based practice updates, policy changes, new technology and other pertinent information from conferences or meetings., • Demonstrates a commitment to advancing the professional practice of nursing., • Incorporates ethical principles from the ANA Code of Ethics, • Adheres to the Nursing Practice Act, • Identifies realistic and measurable goals at least annually