Unit ; Medicine​/Stroke​/Telemetry Registered Nurse

Unit 52 (Medicine/Stroke/Telemetry) Registered Nurse 2, 7:00AM-7:30PM

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Under general supervision, provides direct patient care to assigned patients.

• Associate Degree from an accredited School of Nursing required; BSN preferred. For all nurses hired after 2012, Bachelor’s degree required within 3 years of start date.

• Current registration with the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses as a Registered Nurse.
• Completion of "Healthcare Provider" CPR course, bi‑annually.

• One‑year Registered Nurse experience required.

• Proficiency in developing nursing plan of care, implementing effective nursing care, and evaluating outcome of nursing intervention.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective planning and organizational skills in order to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Effective skills in use of computer programs.
• Demonstrates skill in patient experience and service recovery.

• Assessment.
  • Compiles database and formulates nursing diagnosis.
  • Utilizes physical assessment and interviewing techniques.
  • Anticipates need for intervention by other disciplines.
  • Determines priorities for patient care needs or problems.
  • Reassesses the patient as indicated by changes in condition and/ or response to treatment(s).
• Planning.
  • Initiates and updates a written nursing plan of care for patients by incorporating scientific and psychosocial principles that support the nursing diagnosis.
  • Incorporates information obtained from nursing care planning conferences into written nursing plan of care.
  • Coordinates patient, family, significant other, and health team members in the planning of hospital and post‑discharge care.
• Implementation.
  • Performs clinical nursing skills independently.
  • Administers medications, IV therapy and treatments appropriately and accurately.
    
    Initiates appropriate emergency procedures as necessary.
  • Appropriately delegates and coordinates the duties of ancillary personnel.
  • Communicates the patient’s status and plan of care through written documentation in the patient’s medical record.
  • Verbally communicates the patient’s status to physicians, nurses and other health care professionals.
  • Communicates in a therapeutic manner with the patient, family and visitors.
  • Applies teaching/learning principles in education of patient and family.
• Patient Care Coordination.
  • Manages daily patient assignment by appropriately setting priorities.
  • Delegates responsibility appropriately and monitors the nursing care delivered to patients by ancillary personnel.
  • Coordinates patient activities with other disciplines.
• Teaching and Quality Improvement.
  • Develops, documents and implements Patient Teaching and Discharge Planning Record.
  • Participates in established patient, family, staff and/or student education program.
  • Participates in clinical monitoring at the unit level.
  • Identifies unit, staff and patient care problems. Takes action or refers problems to appropriate resources when indicated.
• Professional Excellence Model.
  • May participate in activities of the RN 3 with the exception of serving as a facilitator for the Nurse Residency Program.
  • If competent, serve as a charge RN and monitor productivity/patient flow.
  • If competent, precept new staff.

• Respect
  • Treats others with fairness, kindness, and respect for personal dignity and privacy.
  • Listens and responds appropriately to others’ needs, feelings, and capabilities.
• Excellence
  • Meets and/or exceeds customer expectations.
  • Actively pursues learning and self‑development.
  • Pays attention to detail; follows through.
• Accountability
  • Sets a positive, professional example for others.
  • Takes ownership of problems and does what is needed to solve them.
  • Appropriately plans and utilizes required resources for various job duties.
  • Reports to work regularly and on time.
• Teamwork
  • Works cooperatively and collaboratively with others for the success of the team.
  • Addresses and resolves conflict in a positive way.
  • Seeks out the ideas of others to reach the…