Registered Nurse/RN - Rapid Response

Job Summary

Plans, coordinates and directs quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families. Provides leadership to other team members by articulating and delegating expected standards of care, supervising and encouraging team members, and supporting their contributions.

Supervision

• Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs and other non-licensed staff.

Assessment

• Affords assessments on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis, including physical condition, psychological status, social status, spiritual and cultural needs, pain assessment/management, nutritional and functional status, developmental or age-related factors, and discharge planning needs.

Education and Care Planning

• Plans, provides, and documents patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological, developmental, and age-related factors, after identifying barriers to learning.
• Evaluates and regularly reevaluates patient care; coordinates care planning with patient, family, providers and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes.

Care Assignment and Documentation

• Sets and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient's needs and the capabilities of the team members.
• Accurately documents observations, care provided, and changes in care plan.
• Provides accurate handoff reports and participates in unit based huddles.

Performance Improvement

• Participates in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement.

Competency and Compliance

• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Adheres to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.

Qualifications

• Current Alabama RN license required.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required.
• AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and effective March 2019 Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training are required.
• Experience, at least two years in critical care and or Emeregency Department.
• Professional Nursing Certifcation preferred.
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.