Registered Nurse (RN) - PeriAnesthesia PreAdmit Testing (PAT) 1.0 FTE

Gillette Children's•St Paul, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position exists to administer family-centered nursing care to patients and families, prepare patients for upcoming surgical and anesthesia procedures, and/or provide skilled assistance in navigation of the health care system as appropriate to the developmental, cultural, emotional, and medical, surgical, or rehabilitative needs of the patient and their families. This role does not provide any direct patient care but works closely with the patient/family, providers and care teams in a care coordination role. In this role, you’ll provide high-quality, family-centered nursing care that supports optimal patient outcomes. You’ll conduct thorough assessments, create individualized and evidence-based care plans, implement interventions, and communicate effectively with patients, families, and the care team. You’ll practice autonomously, using sound judgment and incorporating evidence-based improvements into daily work while supervising and delegating appropriately. Ongoing professional development is encouraged, with opportunities to participate in quality improvement, pursue learning, and contribute to a collaborative, patient-focused environment.

Requirements

Documentation of completion of professional nursing program (RN program)
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license through the MN Board of Nursing
Must be interested in working with people with short term or long-term disabilities that begin in childhood

Responsibilities

Delivers indirect patient care which optimizes the patient’s health status and outcomes through the use of the nursing process.
Demonstrates thorough assessments.
Creates individualized plans of care that are evidence-based.
Successfully facilitates interventions.
Effectively prioritizes.
Evaluates patient care based on best practices.
Communicates patient-related nursing data and information to enhance active and informed decision making by patients, families, nurse colleagues, and other healthcare providers.
Provides nursing care and health education reflecting specific patient, family, cultural and community needs.
Identifies the learning needs of the population served.
Implements an effective teaching plan.
Employs strategies to promote health in a safe environment.
Seeks opportunity to evaluate effectiveness of health education as culturally and developmentally appropriate.
Exercises independent judgment that influences care and demonstrates understanding of potential clinical implications.
Identifies and incorporates evidence based improvements into own daily work.
Identifies, interprets, and implements organizational policies and procedures according to regulations, professional and community standards.
Protects the confidentiality of personal health information.
Actively represents the department in committees, task forces, unit activities or other work groups and disseminates information and decisions to colleagues and peers using the Engaged Professional Practice Model.
Attend a minimum of 75% of department staff meetings.
Attend a minimum of 75% of committee meetings.
Demonstrates meaningful contributions to the productivity of the professional environment of the department.
Supports work of Nursing Collaborative Governance initiatives.
Participates in activities that promote professional growth, ease of access, quality improvement and patient satisfaction.