Registered Nurse PRN Premium-Neuro/Medical Critical Care (Days)
About The Position
Coordinates and delivers patient care using the health care team philosophy practice model. Coordinates patient teaching and discharge planning and activities with ancillary departments. Maintains department and hospital standards. Reports to the Nurse Manager or designee. The nurse plans, organizes, and directs nursing functions for patients on the unit; initiates and implements care plans; administers medications and intravenous solutions; carries out physicians' orders; and maintains accurate records and reports. The role supports patient safety, infection control, quality improvement, staff orientation and training, and compliance with organizational, professional, and regulatory standards. It involves direct patient care in a clean, well-lit clinical environment with possible exposure to blood and other body fluids, infectious agents, hazardous substances, and stressful or fast-paced situations. Hours may be irregular or unexpectedly extended during emergencies.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Current Registered Nurse license to practice in the state.
- Current BLS certification.
- Ability to pass required health and other screening tests.
- Ability to perform effectively in a stressful, fast-paced environment.
- Physical ability to stand, walk, or sit for prolonged periods; lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds with or without assistance; transfer and reposition patients; and reach, stoop, bend, kneel, and crouch.
- Visual and auditory acuity and manual dexterity sufficient to perform assigned duties, including handling equipment, instruments, or needles.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in general duty nursing is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Provide a positive and professional representation of the organization.
- Promote patient and employee safety through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
- Maintain a clean and quiet patient environment.
- Maintain competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments relevant to the role.
- Follow infection-control, medication administration and storage, and controlled-substance policies and procedures.
- Participate in quality improvement activities and hospital safety programs.
- Comply with organizational policies, professional standards, and applicable regulatory requirements, including confidentiality requirements.
- Provide nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing nursing functions for patients on the unit.
- Initiate and implement patient care plans, and coordinate patient teaching and discharge planning.
- Make nursing assignments appropriate to employee skill levels, guide personnel in resolving problems, and support a constructive working climate.
- Implement physicians' orders promptly and accurately; administer medications and intravenous solutions skillfully and correctly.
- Maintain accurate and complete patient records and reports.
- Ensure needed supplies and equipment are available.
- Participate in planning improvements, orientation and in-service training, performance improvement plans, and policy and procedure reviews.
- Remain resourceful and calm in emergencies; support hospital policies and infection-control procedures.
- Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality, and cooperate with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, patients, families, and visitors.
- Coordinate activities with ancillary departments and maintain department and hospital standards.
