Registered Nurse, Resource

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Acts as a liaison to coordinate activities and needs between patients, physicians and other service areas.
• Prioritizes patient care activities as necessary.
• Observes staff as they fulfill their role; gives direct, honest, open and appropriate feedback at the time and in support of evaluations.
• Communicates to manager/division director any specific patient care events, customer concerns, staff issues and/or organizational concerns within 24 hours, taking appropriate action as necessary at the time of occurrence.
• Works collaboratively with Nurse Managers to provide staff with mandatory education and competency training.
• Intervenes and directs activities in crisis situations for the organization until the on-call Executive Team member responds. Supports nursing department through participation in service area/organizational meetings, clinical committees and professional practice committees.
• Maintains knowledge in Quality Improvement and Safety initiatives. Role models, instructs and encourages others to use improvement process steps. Monitors staff compliance, providing immediate feedback as needed.
• Demonstrates professionalism with a consistently supportive, positive demeanor in workplace interactions. Assists in holding others accountable through real time feedback when indicated.
• Assists with chart reviews and clarification of documentation to support patient care, required elements and clinical charges.
• Obtains medications and supplies according to policy and procedure for the organization during un-staffed hours (Surgery and Material Services).
• Applies the nursing process to assess pertinent data utilizing patient, family/designated caregivers and interdisciplinary input. Develops, implements and evaluates patient progress toward designated outcomes relative to the plan of care.
• Completes timely and comprehensive patient documentation, in accordance with service area standards.
• Demonstrates a commitment to professional development through completion of mandatory education.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Education, Training Or Degree Required

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program with a minimum of one (1) year of clinical experience.

License/Registration/Certification Required

• CPR (within 30 days of start date)
• ACLS (within 6 months of start date)
• PALS, PEARS or ENPC-if not certified at time of hire, within 1 year of start date
• NRP-if not certified at time of hire, within 1 year of start date
• TNCC-if not certified at time of hire, within 1 year of start date