ASAP Registered Nurse 2 - Supplemental Tier C 7a-7p

Under general supervision, provides direct patient care to assigned patients.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree from an accredited School of Nursing required.
• Two years of Registered Nurse experience required in the specific specialty area or LPN experience at GBMC with director approval.
• Current registration with the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses as a Registered Nurse.
• Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification from an affiliated American Heart Association training site.
• Additional Certifications (i.e. ALS, PALS, NRP) are required upon hire for specialty areas.

Skills

• Proficiency in developing nursing plan of care, implementing effective nursing care, and evaluating outcome of nursing intervention.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective planning and organizational skills in order to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Effective skills in use of computer programs.
• Demonstrates skill in patient experience and service recovery.

Responsibilities

Utilization of Nursing Process

• Assessment:
  • Compiles database and formulates nursing diagnosis.
  • Utilizes physical assessment and interviewing techniques.
  • Anticipates need for intervention by other disciplines.
  • Determines priorities for patient care needs or problems.
  • Reassesses the patient as indicated by changes in condition and/or response to treatment(s).
• Planning:
  • Initiates and updates a written nursing plan of care for patients by incorporating scientific and psychosocial principles that support the nursing diagnosis.
  • Incorporates information obtained from nursing care planning conferences into written nursing plan of care.
  • Coordinates patient, family, significant other, and health team members in the planning of hospital and post-discharge care.
• Implementation:
  • Performs clinical nursing skills independently.
  • Administers medications, IV therapy, and treatments appropriately and accurately.
  • Initiates appropriate emergency procedures as necessary.
  • Appropriately delegates and coordinates the duties of ancillary personnel.
  • Communicates the patient's status and plan of care through written documentation in the patient's medical record.
  • Verbally communicates the patient's status to physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.
  • Communicates in a therapeutic manner with the patient, family, and visitors.
  • Applies teaching/learning principles in education of patient and family.

Patient Care Coordination

• Manages daily patient assignment by appropriately setting priorities.
• Delegates responsibility appropriately and monitors the nursing care delivered to patients by ancillary personnel.
• Coordinates patient activities with other disciplines.

Teaching and Quality Improvement

• Develops, documents, and implements Patient Teaching and Discharge Planning Record.
• Participates in established patient, family, staff, and/or student education programs.
• Participates in clinical monitoring at the unit level.
• Identifies unit, staff, and patient care problems.
• Takes action or refers problems to appropriate resources when indicated.

Professional Excellence Model

• May participate in activities of the RN 3 with the exception of serving as a facilitator for the Nurse Residency Program.
• If competent, serve as a charge RN and monitor productivity/patient flow.
• If competent, precept new staff.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand and walk almost constantly up to 90% of work time and lifting and positioning patients up to 50% of work time.
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail and often in stressful situations.

Working Conditions

• Normal patient care environment with possible exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature.
• Exposed to adverse working conditions due to performance of patient care activities and exposure to communicable diseases.

Conditions of Employment

• Maintain current licensure and certifications.

Values

• Respect:
  • Treat everyone with courtesy.
  • Foster a healing environment.
  • Treat others with fairness, kindness, and respect for personal dignity and privacy.
  • Listen and respond appropriately to others’ needs, feelings, and capabilities.
• Excellence:
  • Strive for superior performance in every aspect of work.
  • Recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of others.
  • Meet and/or exceed customer expectations.
  • Actively pursue learning and self-development.
  • Pay attention to detail; follow through.
• Accountability:
  • Be professional in the way you act, look, and speak.
  • Take ownership to solve problems.
  • Set a positive, professional example for others.
  • Take ownership of problems and do what is needed to solve them.
  • Appropriately plan and utilize required resources for various job duties.
  • Report to work regularly and on time.
• Teamwork:
  • Be engaged and collaborative.
  • Keep people informed.
  • Work cooperatively and collaboratively with others for the success of the team.
  • Address and resolve conflict in a positive way.
  • Seek out the ideas of others to reach the best solutions.
  • Acknowledge and celebrate the contribution of others.
• Ethical Behavior:
  • Always act with honesty and integrity.
  • Protect the patient.
  • Demonstrate honesty, integrity, and good judgment.
  • Respect the cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients/families/coworkers.
• Results:
  • Set goals and measure outcomes that support organizational goals.
  • Give and accept help to achieve goals.
  • Embrace change and improvement in the work environment.
  • Continuously seek to improve the quality of products/services.
  • Display flexibility in dealing with new situations or obstacles.
  • Achieve results on time by focusing on priorities and managing time efficiently.

Pay

Pay Range: $32.18 - $49.46. Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience, and alignment with our organizational needs.