Registered Nurse - Ambulatory OBGYN-PT

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$68,000.00/yr - $/yr

Performs an age specific plan of care for designated group of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. Collaborates with physicians and other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments. Uses leadership skills and clinical judgment in coordinating patient care and directing/delegating activities of the patient care unit team.

• Conducts patient interview, explains policies and procedures to patient and significant others, reviews patient’s chart, answers questions, assesses health status (gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neurological), determines mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition and adjusts plan of care, assesses pain level and management, communicates and documents physiologic health status and plan of care.
• Assesses patient’s psychosocial health status, elicits perception of medical/nursing care, determines coping mechanism, knowledge level, and ability to comprehend, identifies cultural/ethnic requirements to reduce anxiety and ensure patient satisfaction, communicates and documents psychological status and care plan of support groups, counseling services, and social services.
• Identifies patient outcome, develops criteria for measurement of patient outcomes, identifies actual/potential patient problems, identifies patient’s need for teaching based on psychosocial and developmental assessment.
• Develops patient outcome statements and establishes individualized patient goals.
• Identifies care activities and establishes priorities necessary to achieve expected outcome, coordinates the cost‑effective use of supplies, equipment and medication, documents plan of care and collaborates with physicians and other health team members.
• Implements the plan of care, maintains constant vigilance over patients care to ensure safety precautions/needs are followed, administers prescribed treatments, uses equipment necessary for patient care, provides emotional support, applies scientific principles in performing procedures, reports and records as appropriate, keeps accurate documentation, manages emergencies, communicates with family, participates in discharge planning, coordinates referrals, and evaluates care provided.
• Demonstrates ability to measure effectiveness of care, performs variance analysis related to outcome data for performance improvement, designs, implements, and evaluates systems to improve care in unit, keeps accurate documentation.
• Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimen, provides direction to other members, collaborates with appropriate physician on patient’s plan of care.
• Accurately interprets and implements treatment regimen as prescribed by the physician, assists the physician during treatments and/or diagnostic procedures, keeps patient‑care manager or physician informed of changes in patient’s condition or treatment, delegates assignments, ensures timely completion.
• Performs grade I‑IV decubitus care, preventive skin care measures, applies simple dressings maintaining aseptic technique, applies warm and cold compresses, performs irrigations, performs other skin‑care procedures as necessary.
• Administers medications correctly and safely, identifies medication action, dosage, side effects, demonstrates preparation of local solutions, educates patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
• Participates in patient and family education, provides patient with an explanation of condition, communicates assessment data, utilizes teaching opportunities and resources, provides early discharge planning and appropriate referrals, evaluates teaching effectiveness by feedback and documents same.
• Performs related duties as required; all responsibilities noted are considered essential functions under the…