Graduate Nurse-Full-time - RN - Surgery II

About the role

The Graduate Nurse must function under the supervision of a currently-licensed Registered Nurse. "Supervision" means the process of critically observing, directing, and evaluating another’s performance. The Graduate Nurse is not eligible if they have failed the license examination.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values.
• Affirms needs of the patients as assigned based on data collected through history, observation, physical examination, and analysis of diagnostic data.
• Plans individualized nursing care to meet the holistic age specific needs of patients.
• Provides appropriate nursing interventions, consistent with the Plan of Care and standards of practice, incorporating the Physician's prescribed medical plans of care.
• Performs emergency management tasks such as Fire Safety, Evacuation, Environment of Care, Hazardous Materials/Safety Data Sheets, Emergency Codes, Security Alerts, and Survey Readiness.
• Identifies resources, understands the role of the resource(s), and contacts the resource for unit needs: Patient Care Supervisor (PCS), Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM), Nurse Educator, Equipment/House Tech, Nursing Supervisor, Patient Representative, Guest House, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Pastoral Services, Nutrition Services (Dietician), PICC Team, Documentation Integrity Specialist, RN Case Manager, Social Worker, Pharmacy, Palliative Care, Diabetes Educator, and Security.
• Engages in patient satisfaction initiatives such as Hourly Rounds, GET IT scripting, Service Recovery, and Communication Boards.
• Participates in patient safety initiatives including Patient Identification, Effective Communication, Labeled Specimens, Clinical Alarms, Healthcare Related Infections, and Universal Protocol.
• Initiates core measures (Online Ticket to Ride): Definition, Documentation, Nursing responsibilities, Admission/Discharge.
• Carry out physician’s orders: Illegibility Expectations/Unapproved Abbreviations, Telephone/Verbal Orders, Acknowledging Orders, Reviewing Standing Orders and Order Sets, Scanning to Pharmacy, and Review of ED Record.
• Utilizes the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for: Census/assigning patients; Computer Provider Order Entry (CPOE); Ongoing Review and Acknowledgement of new orders; Verifying and completing orders; Review results, labs, Clinical Summary, and dictations; and Critical Results.
• Completes patient admission(s), discharge(s), and transfer(s) in accordance to policies and procedures.
• Reconciles and administers patient medication in accordance to policies and procedures.
• Utilizes standard work for: Venipunctures, Blood Cultures, Blood Bank Bandings, and Capillary Collections.
• Administers blood and blood products in accordance to policies and procedures.
• Performs waived testing in accordance to policy and procedure.
• Utilizes Improve the Process.
• Applies and documents patient restraints and seclusion in accordance to policy and procedure.
• Utilizes and performs code management: Crash Cart/Rapid Response/End of Life.
• Performs and documents full systems assessments, shift assessment, and shift re-assessment in accordance with policies and procedures for all patient body systems.
• Utilizes infection control precautions: Airborne, Droplet, Aplasia Precautions, and Contact I, II, and III as well as performing appropriate donning and doffing.
• Cares for patients with, but not limited to, the following unit specific tasks, needs and/or conditions: Bladder scanner, vein finder, daily weights, and Ronco Nurse Call System.
• Prevents hospital acquired conditions, including but not limited to: Falls, CAUTI, and CLABSI.
• Conducts hourly rounds using service excellence standards.
• Fosters an environment that demonstrates caring, compassion, and respect for all patients, families, and visitors.
• Utilizes appropriate health and safety equipment to protect both patient and staff.
• Utilizes standard work in caring for central lines, foley catheters, pressure ulcers, ventilators, restraints, and patients at risk for falls.
• Contributes to the growth and performance of the Medical Unit through hospital-system initiatives cultivating nursing involved Evidenced Based Practices.
• Demonstrates continued professional growth through setting goals and participating in educational offerings.
• Floats to assist in other like units as needed.

Qualifications / Training

• Graduate from an accredited registered nursing program.
• Must possess a valid BLS.