MedSurg RN PRN Nights

ScionHealth•Selma, AL

29d

About The Position

At ScionHealth, we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates. Job Summary Responsible for directing and coordinating all nursing care based on established clinical nursing practice standards Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree preferred
Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
Licensure in Registered Professional Nurse (RN)
Minimum of one year of hospital clinical experience preferred

Responsibilities

Ability to practice nursing as described by the following definition: "The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health alterations."
Ability to utilize the nursing process in the provision of nursing care including but not limited to administering treatments and medications, interpreting diagnostic tests, formulating a plan of care, collaborating with other health care providers, and providing education to patients and/or significant others.
The successful candidate will be required to pass competencies for this position.
Involves discretion and independent action within prescribed limits
Collects patient health data
Determines the priority of data collection based on the patient's immediate condition or needs
Collects pertinent data using appropriate assessment techniques
Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in data collection when appropriate
Ensures that the data collection process is systematic and ongoing
Documents relevant data in the medial record according to hospital standards
Analyzes the assessment data in determining diagnoses/patient problems
Derives diagnoses/patient problems from the assessment data
Validates diagnoses/patient problems with the patient, significant other, and health care providers, when possible
Documents diagnoses/patient problems in a manner that facilitates the determination of expected outcomes and plan
Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient
Derives outcomes from the diagnoses/patient problems
Documents outcomes as measurable goals
Formulates outcomes mutually with the patient and health care providers, when possible
Ensures outcomes are realistic in relation to the patient's present and potential capabilities
Ensures outcomes are attainable in relation to resources available to the patient
Ensures outcomes include a time estimate for attainment
Ensures outcomes provide direction for continuity of care.
Anticipates potential problems situations and intervenes to offset any adverse impact
Develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes
Individualizes the plan to the patient's condition or need
Develops the plan with the patient, significant others, and health care providers, when appropriate
Ensures the plan reflects current nursing practice
Documents the plan
Provides continuity of care in the plan
Implements the interventions identified in the plan of care
Establishes interventions that are consistent with the plan of care
Implements interventions in a safe and appropriate manner
Documents interventions
Evaluates the patient's progress toward attainment of outcomes
Ensures evaluation is systematic and ongoing
Documents patient's responses to interventions
Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions in relation to outcomes
Utilizes ongoing assessment data to revise diagnoses/patient problems, outcomes, and the plan of care, as needed
Documents revisions in diagnoses/patient problems, outcomes, and the plan of care
Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the evaluation process, when appropriate
Participates in quality-of-care activities as appropriate to include but not limited to:
Identification of aspects of care important for quality monitoring
Identification of indicators used to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care
Collection of data to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care
Analysis of quality data to identify opportunities for improving care
Formulation of recommendations to improve nursing care or patient outcomes
Implementation of activities to enhance the quality of nursing practice
Utilizes the results of quality-of-care activities to initiate changes in practice
Other duties as assigned