STAFF RN

Principal Job Functions

• Initiates assessment and reassessment based on the patient’s presenting problems/needs in accordance with Bryan Medical Center’s procedures.
• Synthesizes pertinent initial and ongoing patient data to identify nursing priorities for care and desired outcomes/goals.
• Executes therapeutic and/or supportive interventions.
• Provides education for the patient and family to meet identified patient needs according to their needs, abilities, preferences and readiness to learn.
• Evaluates the patient’s response to and effectiveness of interventions.
• Evaluates patient’s progress toward established outcomes.
• Incorporates cultural considerations into the plan/delivery of care.
• Includes family, significant other, or identified support person in the care of the patient as appropriate.
• Documents patient care and related information according to Bryan Medical Center procedures for documentation.
• Provides care in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Facilitates patient’s transition to the next level of care.
• Assumes responsibility in a shared or delegated assignment and supports team member’s practices through timely communication.
• Serves as a role model to colleagues, students and other care providers.

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Maintains clinical competency as required for the unit of assignment including but not limited to population-specific competencies and participates in annual skill competency verification.
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations related to nursing applications and relative practice area.
• Knowledge of computer hardware equipment and software applications relevant to work functions.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to delegate, provide instruction and evaluate the work of LPN’s and unlicensed professional.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient information.
• Ability to exercise professional judgment, courtesy and tact in daily interactions with others.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with health care team members and diverse patient populations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment relevant to changing patient needs, including work with patients with acute, chronic, and complex disease processes, and those who are dying.

Physical Requirements

• Characterized as medium work requiring exertion of 35 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 35 pounds of force frequently, and/or a greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.