Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Progressive Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Day Shift
Hours per Shift: 12 hours (645a-715p)
Experience: Two years of acute care nursing experience
License: Registered Nurse
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Must-Have: Two years of acute inpatient PCU experience, Epic experience, ability to float within scope
Description:
A professional nurse is accountable for the care of a group of patients.
The Registered Nurse (RN) focuses on safe and effective patient and family-centered care, customer satisfaction, and quality outcomes.
The RN is responsible for assisting in maintaining a financially stable unit and promoting personal development with an emphasis on evidence-based practice and education.
The RN supervises licensed and non-licensed staff members.
Applying the caring processes of the Kristin M. Swanson Model of Care, the RN is responsible for assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the plan of care.
The RN focuses on patient and family comfort, education, and satisfaction.
The RN applies educational and professional experiences in the delivery of quality care and mentoring/precepting staff.
Job Responsibilities:
Assessment: Performs assessments and reassessments per policy and procedure or as warranted by patient condition; demonstrates ability to make sound independent decisions.
Development and Implementation: Initiates, prioritizes, and implements the plan of care and reviews and revises the plan as indicated.
Collaborates with patient/family and interdisciplinary services; utilizes resources appropriately to support the needs of the organization, patient, and family.
Evaluation: Monitors and documents response to clinical interventions.
Education: Facilitates, coordinates, provides, and evaluates education specific to patient and family needs and as appropriate to the care, treatment, and services provided during their stay and at discharge.
Leadership: Delegates tasks to licensed and non-licensed personnel; functions as a mentor/preceptor.
Demonstrates, encourages, and facilitates teamwork; identifies and appropriately communicates opportunities for improvement.
Participates in quality, safety, and service process improvement efforts and implements practice changes.
Complies with regulatory standards; participates in the Practice Governance model.
Required Skills:
Acute care nursing
Patient assessment
Care plan development
Clinical intervention monitoring
Patient and family education
Additional Skills:
Team leadership
Mentoring
Quality improvement
Regulatory compliance
Required Education:
Nursing Diploma or Associate's Degree (ASN).