MA - (PRN)

Shenandoah Medical Center•Shenandoah, IA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a PRN (as needed) Clinic RN/LPN/CMA/MA. The role involves utilizing the nursing process to provide patient care, collaborating with healthcare providers, performing emergency treatments, maintaining documentation, communicating effectively, and promoting patient and staff safety.

Requirements

Current RN, LPN, CMA, or MA license/certification.
Proficiency in the nursing process.
Ability to perform complete admission evaluations.
Skill in conducting comprehensive nursing assessments and full body system analysis.
Ability to administer and perform nursing assessments.
Knowledge of health care provider orders and ability to implement them.
Ability to recognize abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition and take appropriate action.
Ability to serve as a patient advocate.
Ability to perform patient rounding.
Ability to evaluate patient progress.
Accountability in patient care delivery.
Ability to provide intravenous interventions (for LPN-C).
Collaboration skills with healthcare providers and ancillary areas.
Initiative and flexibility in patient care.
Ability to inform and involve Nurse Manager.
Ability to complete patient and family education.
Ability to perform emergency treatment.
Ability to initiate or assist in patient care.
Ability to triage emergency situations.
Ability to administer and perform emergent care.
Knowledge of emergency policies, procedures, and protocols.
Ability to perform and maintain documentation.
Effective communication and collaboration skills with health team members.
Ability to identify and recognize abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition.
Ability to report condition changes to medical provider.
Knowledge of patient and staff safety protocols.
Ability to administer medications, treatments, and procedures safely.
Proficiency in standard precautions.
Ability to use two patient identifiers.
Ability to perform patient risk assessments.
Knowledge of proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques.
Ability to implement infectious disease controls.
Knowledge of proper procedures for disposal of sharps and hazardous materials.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
Performs complete admission evaluations and comprehensive nursing assessments.
Administers and performs nursing assessments in accordance with the applicable patient type.
Reviews, discusses, and implements health care provider orders and takes appropriate action if questions arise.
Responds to patient needs in a timely fashion.
Recognizes abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition, establishes priorities, and takes appropriate action.
Serves as a patient advocate.
Performs patient rounding for all patient assignments.
Evaluates patient progress toward desired outcomes prior to discharge.
Demonstrates personal accountability in the delivery of patient care.
Provides intravenous interventions within the scope of practice for LPN-C.
Collaborates with health care providers to coordinate medical and nursing management of patient care.
Works effectively with ancillary areas as part of the team approach to patient care.
Demonstrates initiative and flexibility in the provision of patient care.
Informs and involves Nurse Manager regarding patient care issues.
Completes patient and family education throughout the patient’s visit.
Performs emergency treatment as required.
Initiates or assists in patient care in an effective and responsive manner.
Triage emergency situations appropriately and involves other resources as appropriate.
Administers and performs emergent care in accordance with the applicable patient population type.
Follows emergency policies, procedures, and protocols.
Performs and maintains documentation, including accurate and ongoing assessments, nursing interventions, patient responses, patient teaching, and status of outcomes.
Communicates and collaborates effectively with other health team members regarding patient condition, patient satisfaction needs, and recommendations.
Appropriately reports condition changes to medical provider.
Promotes and ensures patient and staff safety.
Administers medications, treatments, and procedures in a timely and safe manner.
Performs standard precautions, uses two patient identifiers, and performs patient risk assessments every shift.
Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques to minimize fall risk and injury.
Implements infectious disease controls, including isolation procedures, proper hand hygiene, and glove use.
Follows proper procedures for disposal of sharps and hazardous materials.
Performs other duties as assigned.