RN, Martha's Vineyard Hospital

Essential Functions

• Affords assessments of physical, psychological, and social dimensions of the patient.
• Utilizes knowledge of illnesses, injuries, and diseases and utilizes available resources in the assessment process.
• Documents nursing interventions, patient responses, effectiveness, and complications.
• Communicates patient care plans via Bedside Shift Report.
• Provides verbal and written instructions including medication and side effects.

Professional Leadership

• Reports patient care or management problems to Clinical Coordinator and /or supervisor when necessary.
• Investigates and intervenes in problem situations reporting appropriate information.
• Makes outpatient assignments based on acuity and staff qualifications and experience.
• Captures unit routines, provides guidance to staff, orientates new staff, assures presence and working order of emergency equipment.

Unit Requirements

• Demonstrates ability to care for patients in various age groups, pediatrics to geriatrics.
• Demonstrates ability to care for surgical, medical, psychiatric, and short-term psychiatric patients.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge and safe use of medications specific to the acute care patient population.

Personal Growth and Development

• Identifies own learning needs and seeks opportunities for self-growth, using and sharing skills gained through continuing education classes.
• Completes annual nursing competencies.
• Attends annual mandatory day.
• Evaluates for age-appropriate behavior, motor skills, and physiological norms of patients, modifying approaches accordingly.
• Interview and communication techniques are age-appropriate.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate's Degree Nursing required; Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred.
• Licenses and Credentials: Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required.
• Experience: ED: 3 years of prior, related ED experience preferred; TNCC & NRP preferred; CPI/AVADE/MOAB training preferred; Med/Surg, Infusion, LDRP: 1 year of prior, related medical/surgical experience preferred; NCMG: minimum of 3 years of relevant clinical experience preferred; Perioperative: at least 2 years of prior perioperative experience; Dialysis: more than 1 year of experience in a medical/surgical unit required; Dialysis: critical care experience preferred; Dialysis: ACLS preferred; Infusion: Strong IV skills or certification; LDRP: at least 2 years of prior labor and delivery experience preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: See above for each specialty area.