Registered Nurse - Float Pool

Now offering an additional $10/hour for float pool + shift differential!

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• JOB SUMMARY
  
  
  • Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; delegate and evaluate care assigned to LPNs and CNAs to meet patient care needs.
• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  
  
  • IDENTIFIES PATIENT/RESIDENT CARE REQUIREMENTS
    
    
    • By establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients/residents and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
    • Uses the nursing process as a framework to deliver care by establishing or contributing to a plan of care with the patient/resident including a teaching plan, within 24 hours of admission;
      
      
      • establishing or contributing to prioritization of goals appropriate to the patient's/resident's age and ability to learn;
      • estimated length of stay, medical diagnoses and discharge plan;
      • identifying nursing care needs, writing nursing interventions and identifying educational objectives appropriate to care standards;
      • by reassessing and documenting the effectiveness of nursing actions and the patients/residents progress toward goals as the patient's/resident's condition changes;
      • by communicating the plan and patient/resident progress to the interdisciplinary team.
      • delegating the plan of care to other licensed and unlicensed associates within their scope of practice
  • ESTABLISHES A COMPASSIONATE ENVIRONMENT
    
    
    • By providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients/residents, friends, and families.
  • PROMOTES PATIENT'S/RESIDENT'S INDEPENDENCE
    
    
    • By establishing patient/resident care goals;
      
      
      • educating patient/resident, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills;
      • answering questions by applying rehabilitation principles to patients/residents served;
      • by demonstrating competence in providing age specific care to pediatric patients/residents, adult patients and geriatric patients/residents.
  • ASSURES QUALITY OF CARE
    
    
    • By adhering to therapeutic standards;
      
      
      • measuring health outcomes against patient/resident care goals and standards;
      • making or recommending necessary adjustments;
      • following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, State Nurse Practice Act, and other governing agency regulations;
      • by participating in performance improvement activities;
      • by assessing care provided to assigned patients/residents by LPNs, Nursing Assistants, agency personnel, and other associates.
  • RESOLVES PATIENT/RESIDENT PROBLEMS AND NEEDS
    
    
    • By utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies;
      
      
      • by utilizing established communication methods to ensure resolution of patient/resident problems and needs
    • by communicating patient/resident status to the interdisciplinary team
  • DOCUMENTS PATIENT/RESIDENT CARE SERVICES
    
    
    • By documenting delivery of services, changes in patient/resident condition and the patients/residents response to nursing interventions in the medical record according to policies and procedures.
  • MAINTAINS PATIENT/RESIDENT CONFIDENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY
    
    
    • By keeping information confidential.
  • MAINTAINS SAFE AND CLEAN WORKING ENVIRONMENT
    
    
    • By complying with procedures, rules, and regulations;
      
      
      • calling for assistance from health care support personnel;
      • by maintaining a clean and safe unit environment;
      • keeping patient/resident rooms, supply rooms and hallways free from clutter;
      • by complying with procedures, rules and regulations;
      • by adhering to infection control policies and procedures, medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substance regulations.
      • By maintaining compliance with professional, regulatory and governmental standards of care.
      • By demonstrating knowledge of responsibilities in an emergency situation
  • ENSURES OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT
    
    
    • following manufacturer's instructions;
      
      
      • troubleshooting malfunctions;
      • entering work orders for equipment repairs;
    • evaluating new equipment and techniques.
  • DEMONSTRATES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
    
    
    • Checking stock to determine inventory level;
      
      
      • anticipating needed supplies;
      • using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
      • By minimizing overtime by work prioritization and delegation;
      • recognizes and complies with RN's role in reimbursement for patient/resident care services.
    • By identifying and providing input to nursing leadership on work methods that reduce the cost and/or time required to deliver patient/resident care.
    • By maintaining awareness of unit budget.
  • MAINTAINS PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
    
    
    • By identifying personal educational needs and opportunities;
      
      
      • attending educational workshops; completing mandatory educational requirements;
      • reviewing professional publications;
      • establishing personal networks;
      • participating in professional organizations;
      • sharing new knowledge with teams;
      • attending unit meetings;
      • reading unit memos;
      • participating in committees, projects and PI activities.
    • By maintaining responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs
  • MAINTAINS A COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP AMONG HEALTH CARE TEAMS
    
    
    • By communicating information;
      
      
      • responding to requests;
      • building rapport;
      • participating in team problem-solving methods;
      • by communicating patient/resident care or team issues to the nursing leadership;
      • holding each team member accountable for patient/resident and team outcomes;
      • participate in team meetings;
      • offering suggestions for improvement to leadership;
      • utilizing the chain of command to present issues or concerns;
      • demonstrate positive conflict resolution skills with all associates;
      • treat all associates with dignity and respect.
  • CONTRIBUTES TO ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM EFFORT
    
    
    • By arriving on duty as scheduled, maintaining attendance, punching in and out as per Good Shepherd policy and maintaining time sheet.
    • By demonstrating flexibility in response to change by offering to assist team members with patient care needs and unit activities that arise throughout the shift;
      
      
      • participating in orienting new employees;
      • meeting dress code requirements.
    • By attending meetings as requested by organizational leaders;
      
      
      • by positively representing the profession and organization at work and away from work;
      • promoting and participating in organizational goals.
    • By mentoring channels of communication among nursing shifts, disciplines, departments, and external customers.
    • By utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies, to assure resolution of patient problems and needs.
• QUALIFICATIONS
  
  
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    
    • Education
      
      
      • Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required
      • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
    • Work Experience
      
      
      • Previous med-surg experience or rehabilitation experience preferred
      • 1-2 years of intensive care or telemetry experience preferred
    • Licenses / Certifications
      
      
      • Registered Nurse license required
      • Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required
      • Advanced Cardiac Life Support/ACLS (must be acquired within the first 6 months of employment).
      • PALS certification preferred for all staff (must be acquired within the first 6 months of employment).