Registered Nurse- Internal Contract

Major Essential Functions

• Performs initial assessment of patient.
• Formulates a plan of care and nursing diagnosis based on the assessment.
• Considers emotional and spiritual as well as physical health.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for overall quality of patient care.
• Ensures patient care is given according to the proficiency level of personnel while retaining accountability for duties delegated.
• Respects patient privacy rights and values of individual patients and provides care accordingly.
• Provides guidance to all personnel in their respective duties.
• Ensures cleaning, stocking, and quality control duties are accomplished.
• Ensures equipment needed to provide quality care is available.
• Ensures any malfunctioning equipment is labeled appropriately and sent to Biomed.
• Performs on-going nursing assessments.
• Utilizes assessment data to plan, revise, and update patient plan of care.
• Participates in on-going evaluation of employees.
• Keeps Unit Coordinator/Supervisor, Patient Care Supervisors and/or Risk Manager apprised of special concerns regarding quality, cost effective care, and risk management issues.
• Completes all annual competencies.

Other Duties

• Performs other duties that may be assigned.
• Complies with Corporate Policies, Departmental Policies and Procedures and Personnel Employee Handbook.
• Performs nursing care in a safe and timely manner according to hospital policies, procedures, and philosophy.
• Accurate documentation of care.
• Provides patient education and discharge planning in collaboration with other disciplines.
• Assists with orientation of new employees.
• Affirms emergency equipment and supplies are available.
• Safely administers medications with appropriate monitoring.
• Must be able to cross-train to other units.
• Demonstrates excellence in customer service skills.
• Fosters an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration.
• Participates in unit meetings.
• Participates in quality improvement activities including serving on quality improvement teams.