Registered Nurse Clinic - Childrens Services

Registered Nurse Clinic - Childrens Services at Christus Health summary:
Registered Nurses in Children's Services provide general nursing care in clinic settings, administer medications, assist healthcare providers, and ensure patient safety and quality care. They assess and address the physical, emotional, cultural, and educational needs of pediatric patients and their families while maintaining accurate health records and complying with clinical policies. Their responsibilities also include patient flow management, equipment maintenance, and participation in quality improvement activities within the healthcare team.
Description

Summary:

Provides general nursing care to patients in a clinic or medical office. Administers medication, prepares equipment and assists physicians/healthcare providers in the treatment of patients.
Responsibilities:

• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.

• Addresses psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families.

• Administering medications and treatments; monitoring for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed; documenting patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.

• Assess learning needs and provide education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identifying issues and resources.
Utilizes the Nursing Process

• Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, Spiritual, and development needs of patient and families

• Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members

• Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice. Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals

• Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s). Performs timely reassessment and documentation

• Must be able to perform unit specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for designated unit's patient population
Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

• Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow
Unit Operations

• Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies
Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations

• Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes

• Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities

• Provides evidence-based nursing care

• Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care
Leadership

• Serves as a leader of patient care
Clinical Policies and Standards

• Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures

• Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance

• Provides feedback for improvement of procedures

• Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures

• Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques
Health Information Documentation

• Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation

• Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records

• Describes the flow of information between various stations or units

• Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation

• Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy
Medical Equipment

• Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility

• Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems

• Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment

• Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use

• Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment
Medical Order Processing

• Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more…