REGISTERED NURSE-STAFF-PNR-ACUTE CARE

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

13h

About The Position

This position applies the nursing process to provide direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families, and collaborates with physicians and other healthcare team members to meet patient needs. The nurse may delegate aspects of care to team members under their direct supervision, within the scope of nursing practice. This role is for newly licensed RNs in specialty areas who are enrolled in and required to complete the First Year Experience Program; RNs with less than one year of full-time acute care RN experience before entering their RN role at TriHealth; or RNs with less than two years of part-time acute care RN experience before entering their RN role at TriHealth. Upon completing all First Year Experience Program requirements, the nurse will move to the Registered Nurse-Staff position. The role requires completion of all elements of the First Year Experience Program within one year. TriHealth's nursing culture encourages continuing education, formal education and advancement of degrees, specialty certification, professional organization membership, community health involvement, nursing research, evidence-based practice, and collaborative relationships among nurses, physicians, and other caregivers.

Requirements

Associate's degree or diploma in nursing.
Up to one year of clinical nursing experience.
Complete all elements of the First Year Experience Program within one year.
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex healthcare needs at various stages of the life cycle.
Registered Nurse.

Nice To Haves

Membership in a related professional organization is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients and families, complete the initial assessment tool, document ongoing assessments according to unit and TriHealth guidelines, and communicate findings to other healthcare providers as appropriate.
Include health counseling and teaching needs in assessments; plan care for patients and families based on assessments, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes.
Initiate and individualize patient care guidelines, plans of care, or clinical pathways, and update them based on patient and family input and healthcare needs.
Provide a safe, therapeutic environment; maintain patient autonomy, dignity, and rights; and demonstrate sensitivity to patient diversity.
Communicate plans of care and develop short- and long-term goals with patients, families, and the healthcare team, including discharge planning.
Balance patient needs with unit and facility priorities, seek resources to support ethical decisions, recognize emergencies and respond appropriately, and complete assignments and documentation within scheduled timeframes.
Base interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes, document interventions, and evaluate plans of care against optimal specific patient outcomes.
Train and educate other staff and serve as an expert resource in the specialty area through knowledge of existing and emerging skills.
Communicate effectively, understand and carry out physician orders, and document patient and family responses to care, including teaching.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare team members to revise plans of care as needed.
Supervise care delegated to other healthcare team members.
Identify areas for self-improvement, function in relief charge or resource roles when requested, and maintain current knowledge of the practice area and organizational and departmental changes.
Cooperate with instructors to facilitate effective learning experiences for students.