Registered Nurse I - 3 North Renal/Telemetry - Full Time (Alexandria)
8 hours ago
Alexandria
Description Summary: Responsible for patient assessment, patient care planning, and provision of quality nursing care to an assigned group of patients for a defined work period. Provides direction and supervision to LVN/LPNs, nursing assistants, unit secretaries, and other clinical/clerical associates. By assignment, may function as a charge nurse for the unit. Involves provision of patient care/service to older adolescents, young adults, adults, geriatric and pediatric patients. Responsibilities: • Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders., • Patient Care Planning, • Develops a comprehensive nursing care plan which addresses all significant needs and problems identified through nursing assessment., • Prepares nursing elements of the interdisciplinary care plan prior to the initial team conference., • Reviews and updates nursing care plan and collaborates with team members as changes occur., • Patient Care Provision, • Implements patient care as planned in nursing care plan and interdisciplinary care plan., • Sets priorities based on knowledge of patient acuity and patient needs., • Provides safe and therapeutic care and seeks resources when appropriate., • Safely performs and accurately documents procedures, consistent with established nursing policy and procedure., • Patient Care Evaluation, • Evaluates patient response to interventions and attainment of goals in collaboration with interdisciplinary team., • Evaluates progress toward nursing goals and revises goals as needed on a weekly basis., • Completes nursing progress note for assigned patients on a daily basis., • Completes nursing flow sheets for assigned patients on a daily basis., • Teaching, • Evaluates education needs of patient and significant others and documents their response to teaching., • Utilizes, adapts, and revises teaching resources to meet patient education needs., • Explains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and families as needed., • Acts as role model for health care students and other team members., • Acts as preceptor to assigned orientees., • Assists in the orientation of new staff by sharing knowledge and experience., • Patient Care Communication, • Reports and documents accurately and concisely to appropriate persons the patient's condition., • Maintains patient confidentiality., • Applies basic verbal and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effective communication among care team members, patients, and significant others., • Encourages direct discussion between staff members when differences occur and seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed., • Gives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately., • BLS required, • RN License in state of employment or compact, • Graduate Nurse Permit, • All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire., • New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a MedSurg specific competency validation., • All newly licensed RNs may participate in a residency program or other specific orientation. Skills completion and competency completion will be achieved with the preceptor at the bedside and documented through the program's tracking software., • Any Candidate/Associate with at least one year of acute care clinical experience in a similar service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate.
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