Registered Nurse Clinic - Childrens Services

Provides general nursing care to patients in a clinic or medical office. Administers medication, prepares equipment, and assists physicians and 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.
• Administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed; documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.
• Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and developmental needs of patients 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.
• Performs unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care needs for the designated unit's patient population.
• Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow.
• Demonstrates good stewardship in the proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• 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.
• 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.
• Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation.
• Receives, validates, and updates 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.
• Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility.
• Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolve 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.
• Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions.
• Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update, and forward medical orders.
• Discusses common errors, their sources, and procedures for correcting them.
• Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders.
• Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each.
• Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients under own care.
• Reviews patients’ charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions.
• Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff.
• Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned.
• Reviews, discusses, and validates own interpretation with others.
• Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings.
• Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings.
• Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members.
• Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems.
• Describes considerations for patients who can cause harm to self, versus harm to others.

Requirements

• Graduate of a Registered Nursing program; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Completion of Nurse Residency Program.
• Six (6) months to one (12) months clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting.
• RN license in good standing in state of employment or a compact state, if applicable.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.

Schedule

8 AM - 5 PM, Monday through Friday.

Work Type

Full Time