Registered Nurse - Weekend Nightshift - 9SE Cardiac Stepdown/Floor

About the role

This position has the authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for the delivery of nursing care through the use of the nursing process. The incumbent accepts accountability, applies competent clinical knowledge skills, and uses independent nursing judgment for care provided by self and by health care providers to whom care is delegated to achieve quality patient care outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Use of competent clinical practice and critical thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care withal health care providers while maximizing efficient use of resources.
• Possesses the interpersonal skills to positively and effectively communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
• Motivation and drive for continuous development of self.
• Cooperatively interacts with the health care team to support and contribute to the shared group goals.
• Assumes responsibility, displays appropriate use of authority and accepts accountability in the delivery of patient care.
• Provides direct patient care within a designated shift, based on the nursing process and within role/scope of practice.
• Implements appropriate clinical decisions and demonstrates appropriate use of expert peers and/or management, as applicable.
• In response to data indicating commonly occurring risks to patient health status, initiates actions to correct, reduce and/or prevent risk.
• Provides coordinated and comprehensive patient care including assessment, expected outcomes, nursing interventions and evaluation within an interdisciplinary team approach.
• Negotiates the patient care tasks with family/patient within safe practice guidelines.
• Appropriately delegates patient care tasks to assigned personnel; providing follow-up for completion and patient response.
• Accepts accountability and uses independent nursing judgment for care provided by self and by health care providers to who care is delegated.
• Demonstrates the appropriate use of standards, effective use of resources, and evaluation of patient response in the delivery of patient care.
• Bases decisions made/actions taken on relevant scientific principles, established standards of care and/or research findings.
• Sets up and uses established patient care support systems including documentation, communication, & information.
• Assumes responsibility for the development of others.
• Engages in mentoring and networking activities to promote professional development.
• Fosters the integration of staff and/or students into the health care team.
• Facilitates incorporation of the unit's mission, values, and vision.
• Functions to promote trusting relationships and open, honest communication at the unit level.
• Engages in exchange of information relevant to specific patient assignment.
• Interacts with various members of the health care team to meet patient care needs.
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Documentation of recent graduation from School of nursing.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN).