Nurse Residency, Beaumont - February 2026 Program
14 days ago
Beaumont
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. Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process • Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural,, • Spiritual, and development needs of patient and families, • Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members, • Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient, • needs using evidence-based practice. Implements patient care and therapeutic, • procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals, • Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to, • the care and treatment(s). Performs timely reassessment and documentation, • Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow, • Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process, • Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift, • Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies, • Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts., • Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes, • Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities, • Provides evidence-based nursing care, • Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care, • Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry. Clinical Policies and Standards • Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures, • Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance, • Provides feedback for improvement of procedures, • Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures, • Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation, • Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records, • Describes the flow of information between various stations or units, • Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation, • Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy, • Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility, • Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems, • Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment, • Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety, • Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions, • Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders, • Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting, • Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders, • Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care, • Reviews patients’ charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions, • Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff, • Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned, • Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings, • Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings, • Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members, • Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems, • Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others Education/Skills • BLS required, • RN License in state of employment or compact, • Graduate Nurse Permit Work Schedule: 3 Days - 12 Hours Work Type: Full Time
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