RN Supplemental Work and Transition - FMC

Responsibilities

• Addresses patient and family concerns, communicates issues and solutions through appropriate channels.
• Documents incidents, events, interventions, and patient/staff/physician responses.
• Serves as patient advocate.
• Prioritize and problem solves to meet changes in patient status/condition.
• Works with other departments to ensure smooth patient throughput processes including discharge planning and patient education as appropriate.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals to ensure staffing patterns meet appropriate skill mix necessary for quality patient care.
• Serves as a liaison with patients, physicians, Administrative Coordinator, unit staff, ancillary staff and departments.
• Serves as a resource, assists staff in caring for patients; able to assist physician with order delivery.
• Responds to Code Blue, rapid Response, Stroke, Code Transfusion, Trauma, AMI and Stroke Alerts.
• MRI safety training, Level 2 clearance, use of MRI monitoring equipment and infusion pumps.
• Able to assume role of RN transports for monitored patients, including but not limited to admissions, diagnostic radiology testing and special procedures.
• Able to assume care of Critical Care patients.

Administrative Support

• Administers to the needs of a department to provide quality care and maintain unit productivity.
• Coordinates and assists Charge RN with patient care assignments and delegation of patient care activities to unit and ancillary staff.
• Aids in addressing work flow issues, ensures incidents are appropriately documented and corrective steps are taken.
• Identifies appropriate referral and educational resources for patients and staff.
• Advocates for both patients and staff as needs arise.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NAH and department policies and procedures.
• Works to ensure compliance of best practice among each staff member.

Coaching and Development

• Ensures staff accountability, monitors staff performance, and provides real time constructive feedback whenever possible.
• Identifies performance opportunities for improvement and provides resources and education as needed.
• Regularly recognizes fellow colleagues for performance and improvements.
• Collaborates and communicates with the Administrative Coordinator/Clinical Manager regarding staff performance.
• Provides coaching to nursing staff.
• Provides input to nursing leadership regarding performance, promotion, and corrective action on a regular basis.

Education

• Participates in creating and sustaining a learning environment supported by evidenced based practice and research.
• Focuses on personal development areas, engaging in professional/collegial interactions with peers and students.
• Work collaboratively with peers and other health care providers, and participating in ongoing in-service and educational seminars.
• Participates in the mentoring and education of colleagues and students.

Compliance/Safety

• Reports any safety related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool.
• Attends all safety related training programs.
• Performs work in a safe manner.
• Maintains a safe and cost effective manner.
• Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employees area of responsibility.