Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Vascular Duration: 26 weeks Shift: First Shift Hours per Shift: 40 Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state Certifications: BLS Must-Have: - Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations. - Practices effective, clear, and respectful communications (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening and engaged body language. - Collaborates, respects, and cooperates with all co-workers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly, while actively contributing to the vision and results of the team. - Warmly, personally, and professionally greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary. - Shows an understanding and knowledge of computer systems and applications and/or ability to be trained. - Ability to communicate and collaborate with other care team members. - Ability to assess age-specific patient safety issues and implement appropriate safety devices for all patients. Description: The Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person. The focus is on the creation of a caring environment centered on healing and wellness. Nursing practices are based on evidence, current research, and regulatory standards. Clinical decision-making incorporates all phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. Coordinates, ensures, and provides direct patient care activities through assessments and treatments. Facilitates admission, transfer, and discharge activities. Provides patient and family-centered education and individualized treatment planning as applicable. Performs and documents comprehensive assessments in accordance with scope of practice. Considers the patient’s culture, age, and developmental level. Identifies patient risk factors and collecting health information as necessary. Develops a problem list and prioritizes patient needs based on input from the inter-professional team. Determines desired outcomes in coordination with the patient and family. Explains procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families. Recognizes, responds to, and communicates changes in patient conditions appropriately. Conducts and documents ongoing assessments and responses to procedures and therapies. Delegates tasks appropriately and oversees team members in the performance of patient care. Identifies and addresses educational needs of patients. Facilitates the patient discharge process by executing discharge orders timely. Promotes a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions. Actively participates in quality improvement activities and core measures. Uses a holistic perspective regarding patient care.
