Registered Staff Nurse - Prov CVICU - Providence

USA Health•Mobile, AL

15h

About The Position

The Registered Staff Nurse provides family-centered nursing care within the applicable scope of practice, hospital policies, and Nurse Practice Act. The role uses the nursing process to assess patients, plan individualized care, identify expected outcomes, and implement and evaluate interventions for patients and families. The nurse provides direct patient care according to unit-specific competencies, supports patient and family education, maintains complete clinical documentation, and communicates with patients, families, physicians, and the healthcare team. The position may include charge nurse duties, precepting new employees and nursing students, and reassignment to other units as required. Care must be provided to neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. The nurse is expected to maintain regular and prompt attendance, work the assigned schedule and overtime as required, and take call as required. Employees in a regular position working at least 20 hours per week (.50 FTE or greater) qualify for benefits.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
RN state licensure and/or compact state licensure in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact for Alabama, required upon hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), required within 180 days.
Basic Life Support (BCLS), required upon hire.
A comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the listed requirements.

Responsibilities

Practice family-centered nursing in accordance with policies and the Nurse Practice Act.
Serve as charge nurse when assigned; supervise, plan, evaluate, and coordinate care provided by licensed and non-licensed staff.
Demonstrate CPR according to American Heart Association standards and respond appropriately to emergencies, including basic life support and arrest situations.
Use the nursing process to assess patients, plan individualized care, identify expected outcomes, and implement and evaluate nursing interventions.
Provide direct patient care, including therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, medication administration (including controlled substances), administration of blood and blood products, starting IVs, and activities of daily living.
Perform skilled procedures with knowledge of their purpose, rationale, precautions, and related observations; provide care with minimal supervision.
Use proper body mechanics when moving, positioning, and transferring patients and moving equipment.
Plan, coordinate, and delegate patient and family education as appropriate, and complete education documentation.
Use a personal computer or terminal to access the Hospital Information System.
Communicate professionally with physicians, patients, families, and the healthcare team in person and by telephone; respond to overhead pages.
Maintain accurate and complete medical records, including required documentation, forms, flow charts, pain assessments, and medication administration records; supervise, evaluate, and finalize patient care records and transcribe physician orders.
Complete assigned duties cooperatively, support unit performance, meet mandatory unit, educational, and hospital requirements, use cost-effective practices, and follow infection-control and safety standards.
Provide competent age-specific care for neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
As charge nurse, organize and direct personnel, resources, and materials; communicate unit, patient, staffing, and quality-management matters to the Nurse Manager and Nurse Administrator; address problems and patient complaints; assist with assignments or provide staff nurse coverage; and verify emergency equipment is functional.
Perform other assigned duties, including reassignment to other units, committee participation, and participation in performance-improvement activities or the !CARE process.
Maintain regular and prompt attendance and work the assigned schedule, including overtime and call as required.