RN, Registered Nurse - Outpatient Cardio Cath

Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS

Competencies:

Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.

• 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 increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.

• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.

• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.

• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

CORE COMPETENCIES
Standard I:
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 the designated unit's patient population

Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

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

• Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process

• Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy

Standard III. Unit Operations

• Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift

• Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies

• Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.

• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry

Standard IV. 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

• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry

• Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
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…