Registered Nurse East RN PD

Summary

The registered nurse renders highly professional and technical nursing care to assigned patients. The registered nurse provides direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). Oversees other assigned team members and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to provide population‑specific care in accordance with BORN regulations and professional standards of care.

• Med/Surg: 1 year Med/Surg experience is required, unless otherwise noted. Telemetry experience is preferred as telemetry training is required within the first year of employment.
• Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships, and team building.
• Follows departmental policies and procedures.
• Contributes to the overall quality of services.
• Assumes responsibility for keeping informed about changes.
• Makes independent decisions within the scope of nursing practice.
• Uses the nursing process and evidence‑based practice to ensure quality patient care throughout the episode of care.
• Assesses the patient’s physical, psychological, spiritual, cultural, and social needs.
• Provides competent and compassionate care specific to the unique needs of individual patients and populations served.
• Individualizes care in consideration of the patient’s age, developmental or physical abilities (including obesity), spiritual, religious or cultural practices, economic status, literacy, communication, cognitive abilities, and gender or sexual orientation.
• Updates knowledge and skill of populations served to meet patient care needs.
• Applies knowledge of illness, injury, and disease in the assessment process and recognizes symptoms that need immediate intervention.
• Individualizes a plan of care based on assessments in collaboration with the patient, family, significant others, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Engages patient, family, and significant others as partners in care.
• Updates plan of care and nursing documentation based on continuing assessments.
• Implements clinical and technical aspects of care and physicians’ orders in compliance with standards of practice and care.
• Evaluates the patient/family/significant others’ responses to established goals and interventions and revises the plan of care based upon this evaluation.
• Demonstrates the ability to set priorities when planning and implementing patient care.
• Coordinates and collaborates with appropriate resources and the multidisciplinary team to facilitate a comprehensive discharge plan.
• Recognizes changes in patient’s physical and mental status and informs the physician or another health care professional.
• Collaborates with case managers to anticipate discharge needs and address barriers.
• Identifies the person primarily responsible for care at home and includes them in patient teaching and discharge planning.
• Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, staff, and co‑workers.
• Uses two patient identifiers to match the correct patient with the correct care, treatment, or services.
• Demonstrates principles of infection control, universal precautions, OSHA standards, hazardous material guidelines, and isolation procedures.
• Safeguards the rights of patients and hospital personnel to privacy by judiciously protecting information in a confidential manner.
• Provides patient comfort and hygiene.
• Demonstrates proper use of equipment and supplies according to established procedures.
• Assesses the patient’s need prior to application of restraints and utilizes alternative measures when appropriate.
• Demonstrates proper technique and calibration of equipment when performing point‑of‑care testing.
• Assures equipment is operational and safe or removed from service.
• Responds appropriately to emergency situations.
• Minimizes risk of injury by promoting fall precautions, use of call bell, side rails, and other safety practices.
• Treats patients and families in a non‑judgmental, respectful manner.
• Takes the initiative to advocate for the patient.
• Ensures patient is aware of right and responsibilities.
• Provides emotional, psychological, and spiritual…