RN

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCA/ISs, OTs, and/or USs.
• Assesses patient condition 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.
• 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.
• Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with patient needs and team capabilities.
• Applies safety principles when performing care and accurately documents observations, care provided, and changes in care plan.
• Participates in transition rounds, care planning/problem identification, and team shift reports.
• Assists in performance improvement activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures, and supporting and implementing necessary changes.
• Performs initial and annual competency per job class.
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Adheres to DCH Behavioral Standards, including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues, and self.
• Performs essential job functions to ensure 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.
• Uses electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and intranet.
• Adheres to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Current Alabama RN Licensure.
• Ability to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

Physical Requirements

• Physical presence onsite is essential.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Ability to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to push stretcher/wheelchair with average adult patient.
• Ability to perform frequent stooping and occasional crouching, crawling, or kneeling.
• Ability to reach reasonable distances in any direction.
• Ability to run in emergency situations.
• Ability to move fingers in a coordinated manner.
• Ability to feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape, and size with fingertips.

Environmental Requirements

• Exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals, and/or hazardous materials and cleaning solutions.
• Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment.

Psychological Requirements

• Demonstrates leadership skills.
• Delegates to team members and addresses conflict.
• Effective communication skills with all types of personalities.
• Responsible for outcomes and results.