Pediatrics Subacute LVN

Assessment

• Collections and documents patient data
• Assists in the nursing assessment of each patient
• Documents signs and symptoms that indicate actual and potential problems
• Incorporates information in the written assessment from patient/family and members of the health care team
• Assesses safety of the patient care environment
• Documents patient/family teaching needs in the patient care plan

Implementation

• Provides nursing care based on clear and established priorities
• Implements the delegated portion of the medical care plan
• Initiates referrals to other members of the health care team and appropriate health care agencies
• Records and reports all interventions clearly and accurately in the designated manner to the appropriate persons
• Explains test, procedures, medications and disease process to patients and families in order to alleviate anxiety
• Documents teaching provided and response to same in the medical record

Evaluation

• Evaluates the patient's response to the plan of care and the attainment of the patient care plan goals
• Collaborates with other disciplines to evaluate the attainment of the patient care goals
• Aids in the revision of the care plan to meet the patient's changing needs

Professional Conduct/Growth and Development

• Accepts new responsibilities
• Sets realistic and measurable goals for own development based on personal, peer and manager's assessment of strengths and learning needs
• Achieves goals on a timely basis
• Recognizes professional responsibility as extending beyond patient's assignment to include goals established for the unit and Department of Nursing
• Upholds established quality standards in overall job performance
• Maintains current knowledge of and complies with unit and departmental policies and clinical procedures
• Presents cost-effective ideas whenever appropriate to improve systems and procedures
• Consistently manages workload to avoid overtime
• Consistently arrives on time
• Does not exceed sick time allowance, as established by hospital policy
• Completes time-cards according to policy and procedure
• Maintains professional attire, including visible ID
• Demonstrates professional commitment to patients and nursing staff
• Teaches and assists the nursing personnel for whom he/she is responsible and orients new personnel
• Maintains flexibility in relation to patient assignment, shift assignment or work schedule
• Uses established systems to document reportable occurrences
• Complies with all safety and infection control standards

Guest/Interdepartmental Relations

• Participates in report and patient care conferences as assigned
• Acknowledges requests
• Promptly and cordially offers assistance
• Listens to the ideas, opinions and feelings of others
• Expresses and accepts constructive feedback, with a focus on positive outcomes
• Participates in one-to-one and group discussions to resolve conflicts that inhibit effective working relationships
• Interacts with other departments for problem resolution and quality patient care
• Recognizes and intervenes appropriately in stressful situations that may arise with patients, families, and health care team members
• Maintains a quiet, therapeutic environment in the immediate patient care areas, including the nursing station
• Communicates any changes in orders to team members
• Makes rounds to assigned patients, anticipates patient's needs, and answers/responds to patient call lights or paging promptly

Performance Improvement

• Consistently strives to understand, anticipate and meet the needs, expectations and satisfaction levels of patients and other "customers"
• Errors, inefficiencies and inaccuracies are brought to management's attention with suggestions for improvement
• Demonstrates knowledge of each step of the QI process and participates in the formation and implementation of a quality improvement plan
• Participates as a team member in assigned corrective actions teams (CATS)
• Identifies and implements methods of controlling cost of generating revenue while providing maximum value to both the patient/customer and the hospital
• Maximizes efficiency in all departmental operations
• Makes measurements against quality goals