Med Surg RN

Staff Position Description

Position Title: Registered Nurse Position Code: RN-6008

Department: Nursing Safety Sensitive: Yes

Reports to: Unit Director Exempt Status: No

Position

Purpose:

All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI’s vision of providing the region’s best clinical care and patient service through an environment that fosters respect for others and pride in performance. All care is provided with kindness and compassion. Adheres to all areas of the KHI Behavioral Expectations Agreement and Social Media Guidelines;
Supports/embraces KHI’s Mission, Vision, and values, as well as promotes a positive image of KHI;
Acts as a role model to staff;
Maintains patient and staff confidentiality;
Maintains a professional appearance and manner at all times;
Supports a healthy work environment through skilled communication, true collaboration, effective decision making, appropriate staffing, and meaningful recognition.

• Works under the direction of the physician and the Arizona State Nurse Practice Act to provide nursing care to patients in compliance with nursing standards and regulations.
• Utilizes the nursing process to make continuing assessments of the patient’s total health needs; implements nursing interventions based on assessment data; develops and implements the nursing plan of care and evaluates the patient’s response.
• Strives to provide excellent patient care with compassion, tact, cheerfulness, accuracy, patience, flexibility in scheduling, calmness in emergency, and ability to work well with team members, receiving and applying feedback from peers and superiors.
• Assists with orientation of new staff to the unit as requested.
• Quality of Care and Nursing Process: provides evidence-based care to prevent Healthcare Associated Conditions and hospital readmissions; practices standard precautions; complies with CDC hand hygiene guidelines and works to reduce hospital acquired infections.
• Assessment: collects patient health data, completes nursing assessments per policy, collects data from patient and care team, and performs timely comprehensive history and physical with biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, age-specific, cultural, and discharge planning needs.
• Diagnosis / Care Needs: analyzes assessment data to identify care needs; derives nursing diagnoses; involves patient and family as appropriate and formulates a care plan.
• Implementation: provides nursing care based on diagnoses/care needs and patient care standards; prioritizes care based on condition; involves patient and family; collaborates with others to determine nursing care decisions; provides patient education appropriate to age of patient.
• Evaluation: evaluates patient progress and revises nursing diagnoses/care needs based on reassessment data.
• Documentation: documents patient care management clearly; completes nursing admission and assessment forms; initiates Nursing Care Plan; records patient response and medications/treatments; provides discharge instructions.
• Patient Satisfaction: updates patient communication boards, conducts bedside shift reports, performs hourly rounds, applies AIDET and other evidence-based behaviors; aims to meet unit patient satisfaction goals.

• Education: Associate Degree in Nursing or graduate of a Nursing Diploma program.
• Certification/Licensure: Current, valid Arizona RN license or compact state RN license;
  Current BLS certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Unit Specific Requirements:
  • Medical Surgical Units:
    Basic EKG competency within 3 months of hire;
    De-escalation Techniques course within 6 months of hire and every 2 years thereafter.
  • Pediatrics: PALS certification within 6 months of hire;
    De-escalation Techniques within 6 months; etc.
  • Intensive Care Unit: ACLS upon hire;
    Basic EKG competency within 30 days.
  • Progressive Care Unit: ACLS within 3 months;
    Basic EKG within 3 months;
    De-escalation Techniques within 6 months.
  • Women’s Services: NRP within 6 months of hire/transfer; STABLE during orientation; AWHONN Fetal Monitoring Course with timelines;…