Registered Staff Nurse - CW Pediatric Emergency Room - Children's and Women's Hospital

Responsibilities

• P Practices family centered nursing according to policies and Nurse Practice Act.
• Serves as charge nurse when assigned.
• Supervises, plans, evaluates, and coordinates patient care provided by other licensed and non-licensed staff.
• Demonstrates CPR according to American Heart Association standards.
• Absides by and enforces all compliance requirements and policies and performs these responsibilities in an ethical manner consistent with the organization's values.
• Adheres to hospital policies including confidentiality.
• Requires regular and prompt attendance.
• Works the assigned schedule including overtime and call as required.
• Serves as preceptor for new employees and nursing students.
• The RN utilizes the Nursing process to:
  • Assess the patient
  • Plan individualized care
  • Identify expected outcomes
  • Implement and evaluate nursing interventions for patients and families
• Provides direct patient care according to unit specific competencies:
  • Performs therapeutic procedures and assists with diagnostic procedures required for the care of the patient
  • Administers medications including controlled substances by all routes
  • Administers blood and blood products
  • Responds appropriately to emergency patient situations
  • Starts IVs
  • Performs activities of daily living
  • Performs basic life support and management of arrest situations
• Utilizes proper body mechanics when:
  • Moving, positioning and transferring patients without assistance or with assistance when needed for patient safety
  • Moving equipment that is necessary to perform essential functions
• Provides patient and family education by planning, coordinating and delegating, as appropriate, the educational needs of each patient.
• Education documentation complete.
• Utilizes a personal computer or terminal to access the Hospital Information System.
• Communicates and uses appropriate customer relation skills with physicians, patients, families and healthcare team in person and via telephone.
• Responds to overhead pages.
• Maintains accurate and complete medical records by:
  • Utilizing the correct documentation tools and procedures
  • ADP complete within unit timeframe
  • Flow chart complete with signature
  • Discharge form complete
  • Pain Assessment tool complete
  • MAR complete
  • Supervising, evaluating and finalizing the patient care record.
  • Transcribing physician orders.
  • Communicates with the Nurse Manager and Nurse Administrator, on an ongoing basis, regarding:
    • Changes in unit status
    • Patient related issues
    • Staffing issues
    • Quality Management issues
    • Other events as they evolve
  • Acts as first line in problem resolution with other departments and any patient complaints.
  • Assists with shift duty assignments or serves a staff nurse as needed.
  • Verifies that emergency equipment is functional.

  Qualifications

  • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
  • RequiredRN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) for Alabama
  • RequiredBCLS - Basic Life Support
  • Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.