RN Staff- Weekends 4F, FT, Nights

Responsibilities

• Completes all components of Nursing Assessment on new admission as indicated by age specific requirement in indicated time frame: Pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.
• Initiates and ensures medication reconciliation through admission, transfer and discharge process as applicable.
• Plans, directs and evaluates individualized nursing care based on identified problems and age specific/developmental requirements: Pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.
• Collaborates and coordinates with treatment team members to provide quality patient care and maintain accurate and timely interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Affords assessments and documentation of condition, observation, interventions and response on assigned patients on an ongoing basis to include but not limited to normal system review, behavioral and age specific factor.
• Plays a role in providing patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological development and age related factors after identifying barriers to learning.
• Performs venipuncture according to hospital policy: Pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.
• Demonstrates safe medication administration, maintaining medication and patient verification process per hospital policy. Pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.
• Adheres to policies and procedures and demonstrates practices that ensure a safe environment for patients, visitors, co-workers, and self.
• Demonstrates knowledge of core measures and guidelines to meet requirements.
• Demonstrates problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Takes the initiative to obtain additional education related to scope of practice.
• Fulfills the role as a preceptor and mentor.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing with current Alabama licensure or MSL.
• Experience: Experience preferred; new graduates accepted.
• Additional Skill/Abilities: BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period.