RN - Admit - PRN - AVALA Hospital - RH450

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs a head-to-toe assessment of all patient populations and reassessments per facility policy.
• Makes decisions reflecting knowledge of facts, diseases/surgical conditions, care required, and good judgment. Identifies physical symptoms and changes, reports changes to surgeon/anesthesiologist, and initiates appropriate actions.
• Organizes and manages nursing activities with respect for the needs of the patient and their families and the needs of the hospital and staff.
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and families.
• Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.
• Utilizes initiative; strives to maintain steady level of productivity; a self-starter; compatible and supportive; a team player.
• Follows the five medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors. Knowledge of medications and IV fluids and their correct administration, based on age of the patient and the patient’s clinical condition.
• Demonstrates an ability to perform treatments. Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians in performing treatments/procedures. Utilizes medical and surgical asepsis during treatments and special procedures.
• Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Formulates an individualized plan of care, as indicated, and evaluates for effectiveness.
• Formulates a teaching plan, based on identified patient learning needs, and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching, as appropriate, from pre-op to discharge.
• Provides patient with explanations and verbal reassurance consistently.
• Utilizes Universal Protocol (time out procedure, patient identification).
• Ensures completion of documentation including but not limited to, H/P, consents, hand off communication tool, medication administration, pre-anesthetic questionnaire, medication reconciliation form, allergies.
• Knowledge of cardiac monitoring and can identify dysrhythmias, notifies physician of changes, treats appropriately based on facility protocol. Able to perform 12 Lead EKG.
• Able to perform waived or moderate complexity testing per clinical laboratory and unit policy and procedure. Able to interpret results of lab testing and take appropriate action on waived test results.
• Coordinates and supervises patient care. Communicates appropriately and clearly to departmental charge nurse or outpatient supervisor/manager, co-workers, and physicians.
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity, maintains an environment that provides the patient and family with feelings of safety and security, practices good guest relations.
• Maintains a good working relationship and effective communication both within the department and with other departments for the benefit of the patient. Consults with other departments as needed to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time.
• Wears identification while on duty, uses computerized punch time system correctly.
• Attends annual review and department in-services, as scheduled, and completed in-services in a timely manner.
• Attends monthly staff meetings or reads staff meeting minutes.
• Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
• Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.
• Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
• Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department.
• Promotes professional growth of subordinates by sharing knowledge and/or directing them to sources if information appropriate to given situation. Utilizes journals, books, etc. to learn and/or improve new techniques and equipment.
• Assists other staff members in performing any duty that enhances the delivery of patient care.

Core Competencies

• Action Orientation
• Communications
• Creativity/Innovation
• Critical Judgment
• Customer Orientation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership
• Teamwork

Professional Requirements

• Maintains dress code standards and adheres to policy.
• Completes annual education requirements and unit in-services.
• Maintains regulatory requirements.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time.
• Wears identification while on duty, uses computerized punch time system correctly.
• Attends annual review and department in-services, as scheduled, and completed in-services in a timely manner.
• Attends monthly staff meetings or reads staff meeting minutes.
• Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
• Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.
• Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
• Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department.
• Promotes professional growth of subordinates by sharing knowledge and/or directing them to sources if information appropriate to given situation. Utilizes journals, books, etc. to learn and/or improve new techniques and equipment.
• Assists other staff members in performing any duty that enhances the delivery of patient care.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Basic computer knowledge
• Admit department experience preferred

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Very active and requires repetitive motions, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping all day.
• Frequently lifts or moves items weighing over 100 pounds.