RN | Long Term Care
About the role
It starts with heart. That is what you will do each day. We are looking for RNs who are caring and empathetic yet possess strong analytical and critical thinking skills for the ability to carefully examine clinical situations using the nursing process to enhance the lives of the residents they care for each day! As a Registered Nurse at Monument Health, you will be valued as an essential team member providing compassionate resident focused care. You will discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, mutual respect, and— most importantly— a life-changing career. You will make a difference. Every day. Our Registered Nurses facilitate relationship-centered, compassionate, quality care to residents through competent clinical practice and the application of the healing and science of professional nursing. You will participate in the prevention or resolution of illness, disability or injury, alleviation of suffering, and advocacy in the care of individuals in conjunction with interdisciplinary teams of healthcare providers, family members, and support systems. You will exercise independent judgement in utilizing the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement, and evaluate direct patient care in accordance with ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice, institutional policies and procedures, applicable laws, and regulations. Our vision at Monument Health is to be one team, to listen, to be inclusive, and to show we care. To do the right thing. Every time. If you share this philosophy, we hope you’ll join us.
Responsibilities
- Utilizes the ANA Nursing Process (2010) to perform the following functions:
- Assessment: collects comprehensive data pertinent to the Healthcare consumer’s health and/or the situation.
- Diagnosis: analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or the issues.
- Outcomes Identification: identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the Healthcare consumer of the situation.
- Planning: develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
- Implementation: implements the identified plan. Ensures patient progression along plan.
- Coordination of Care – coordinates care delivery.
- Health Teaching and Health Promotion – employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
- Consultation – the advanced practice registered nurse and the nursing role specialist provide consultation to influence the identified plan, enhance the abilities of others and effect change.
- Evaluation: evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
- Follows The ANA Standards Of Professional Performance (2010)
- Quality of Practice: systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
- Education: attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice
- Professional Practice Evaluation: evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations
- Collegiality: interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues
- Collaboration: collaborates with patient, family and others in the conduct of nursing practice
- Ethics: integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice
- Research: integrates research findings into practice