RN - Chemical Dependency; inpatient

Overview

Addiction Recovery

• Number of beds on unit: 9 beds
• Patient population (age, diagnosis, specifics about unit):
  Adult/substance disorders such as alcohol and opiates/Voluntary short term program with transition to outpatient programs
• Nurse to Patient ratio: 5:1
• Department culture and resources:
  Collaborative
• Frequent nursing skills/equipment used:
  Withdrawal assessments/ motivational communication

Certifications:

Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR);
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA).

Education:

High School Diploma/GED;
Associate's Degree;
Bachelor s Degree.

Work Experience:

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Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service. Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice. Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team. Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs.

Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures. Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation. Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents. Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues. Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base.

Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution. Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies. Receives patient Bedside Shift Report from an RN at the beginning of each shift, ensuring the inclusion of the patient input, visual validation of a safe patient room environment at the time of shift change and updating of the patient communication board found in each patient room.

Delegates patient care tasks/responsibilities to assigned HCT and validates completion of delegated tasks throughout the shift. Completes and documents basic RN patient care activities such as assessments, interpretation of vital signs, ensures physician order completion, admission/discharge of patients, hourly rounding on each assigned patient, care plan documentation and patient education. Meets Carle Med/Surg RN documentation standards for each assigned patient.

RN will provide patient medications utilizing the patient 5 Rights:
Right Patient, Right Medication, Right Route, Right Dose and Right Time. Maintains patient safety as the highest priority level by ensuring safety measures such as fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, isolation precautions and patient ambulation safety. Effectively communicates within the healthcare team to promote interdisciplinary collaboration, effective patient care coordination and patient safety. Effectively manages time to enable the quick admission/discharge process for Observation status patients and facilitates completion of patient testing to move patients quickly towards discharge disposition.

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