RN - CVICU F/T Days - Full-time / Part-time

JOB SUMMARY: In

accordance with our mission and core values, the registered nurse will perform

care requiring specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills based on the

application of the nursing process. The RN uses assessment skills to ensure

multidisciplinary patient care and teamwork to meet established practice

guidelines, unit specific policies, and regulatory standards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1.

ASSESSMENT

Performs complete patient assessment.

Recognizes significant changes in patient status and seeks

appropriate resources.

Coordinates or collects physiologic monitoring data: vital

signs, monitor results, lab and diagnostic test results.

Performs ongoing assessment according to unit policy.

Documents assessment in compliance with hospital policy.

2. MAINTAINING PLAN

OF CARE

Initiates

the Patient Goal/Problem List or Clinical Path on admission.

Develops

Plan of Care to support the patient goals and the medical plan of care.

Evaluates and documents the

patient's response to the plan of care and makes changes as appropriate.

Collaborates

with multidisciplinary team to coordinate and plan provision of patient care.

3.

MAINTAINING PATIENT TREATMENTS

Obtains

and/or verifies all physician orders for procedures, medications, and

therapies.

Assures

the presence of consent and its documentation for procedures, therapies, and

research protocols.

Assures

the presence of appropriate supplies to perform the ordered procedure or

therapy.

Performs

or assists in procedures and therapies according to policy and procedures.

Assesses

the patient's needs for medication prior to administration.

Assesses

patient allergies and medication incompatibilities.

Verifies,

administers and documents medication according to hospital policy.

Evaluates

and documents patient's response to procedures, therapies and medications.

Monitors

the patient care record for accuracy and completeness of data provided by care

team members.

Coordinates

and documents communication between patient, significant others and

multidisciplinary team members in order to support the plan of care.

Ensures

effective and wise use of resources, monitoring for cost containment.

Facilitates

appropriate length of hospital stay.

4.

TEACHING

Assesses

the patient's and significant other's knowledge base, ability and readiness to

learn based on their developmental age.

Identifies

and utilizes multidisciplinary team members to provide comprehensive education

for patients, self and others.

Incorporates

teaching principles and methods appropriate to knowledge base, ability and

readiness to learn and based on developmental age.

Demonstrates

knowledge in area of teaching and available resources for patient and staff

education.

Documents

patient education in the patient care record.

Evaluates

the teaching process.

Documents staff education per

policy.

5.

LEADERSHIP

Participates

in peer review.

Provides

learning opportunities and contributes to the orientation of team members, PRN

personnel and students.

Identifies

and implements educational opportunities for the staff.

Serves

as a preceptor and role model for new employees and students.

Utilizes

conflict resolution to promote a cohesive team.

Delegates

assignments based on changes in census, staffing, patient, and unit needs.

Enforces

hospital/department specific policies.

Maintains

current knowledge of clinical and operational hospital policies and practice

updates.

Engages

in a therapeutic relationship with patients and develops healthy interpersonal

relationships among colleagues.

Identifies

the most important needs to be met each shift within the context of available

resources.

Demonstrates

accountability for their individual nursing practice.

Utilizes

the mechanisms of the Professional Nursing Shared Governance (PNSG)

organization to address nursing matters.

Demonstrates

responsibility for being informed about the actions/activities of the PNSG.

Participates

in activities of the PNSG organization.

6.

UNIT-SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Provides

care to patient population utilizing research findings and evidence based practice.

Unit

required certifications must be obtained within six months of hire.

For

any unit requiring CPI, it must be obtained within three months of hire.

Meets

all unit-specific yearly skill requirements within acceptable timeframe.

Education: High School diploma

or equivalent. Graduate of an

accredited school of nursing required.

BSN preferred.

Experience: Minimum

one (1) year recent RN nursing experience within the last five (5) years in an

acute care facility required.

License/Certification :

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Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse

license

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BCLS required

*

ACLS required on telemetry units within

12 months of hire

Physical Requirements: The physical activities involve balancing, climbing,

crawling, crouching, grasping, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching,

standing, stooping, and use of fingers and repetitive movements. An individual in this position may be

required to carry or lift weight of up to 50 lbs. and push/pull 100-150

lbs. The sensory and communicative

activities required for this position include feeling, hearing, seeing,

smelling, and speaking. Individuals in this position could possibly be exposed

to inside/outside environmental conditions, blood borne pathogens and body

fluids, chemical hazards, respiratory hazards and radiological hazards.

Skills: Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider

certification. The RN must possess demonstrated knowledge, training and skills

necessary and appropriate to the neonate, child, adolescent, adult and older

adult. They must demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills, and the

ability to deal effectively with multidisciplinary team members, patients,

significant others, and physicians. Must possess effective decision making,

assessment and critical thinking skills. Team leaders and charge nurses must be

able to set priorities and effectively delegate/coordinate multidisciplinary

care based on the needs of the patient, census, staffing and unit needs.