Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Med-surg Adult Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Evening Hours per Shift: 8 hours (3:00 pm - 11:30 pm) Experience: 0 years minimum required; 1 year med-surg experience preferred, previous telemetry experience required License: Current RN License Certifications: ACLS upon hire, MOAB class required within 60 days of hire Description: Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures. Respects each patient as an individual and provides care that fosters the patient's sense of dignity and positive self-regard. Provides patient and family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning. Collaboratively plans and prepares patient and family for discharge, incorporating support systems and resources as necessary. Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others. Prioritizes patient care, seeking assistance from appropriate resources, reassigning personnel as necessary, and recognizing the need for emergency intervention. Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions, and patient responses according to established standards. Ensures timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care. Promotes learning for colleagues and self, functioning as a preceptor, instructor, or trainer, and attending professional development programs. Proactively identifies risks to patient safety and opportunities to reduce medical and health care errors. Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plans to address them. Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician’s orders, protocols, policies, and procedures. Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending on the diagnosis, utilizing the numerical pain scale. Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, documenting assessment and patient responses to medication. Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the attending physician. Interprets and documents patient cardiac rate, rhythm, and configuration and initiates appropriate treatment plans based on physician orders. Institutes appropriate measures in life-threatening situations. Evaluates and takes appropriate action for patients with chest pain or other cardiac-related symptoms. Participates actively in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating patient care. Recognizes normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic results and appropriately notifies the physician of changes in a timely manner. Provides ongoing assessment and teaching to the surgical patient and family, utilizing current standards and protocols. Recognizes normal and deviant progress patterns and reports problems or concerns to the physician in a timely manner. Utilizes pain management devices and other techniques to ensure proper pain relief. Sets up, maintains, and troubleshoots equipment related to the surgical patient, such as traction, orthopedic equipment, feeding pumps, chest tubes, and drains.
