About the position
The Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable for providing a restorative healing experience for the patient and the patient's support systems in transformational partnership with the Clinical Manager and the interdisciplinary team. As an accountable professional, the Registered Nurse exercises autonomy (the right to undertake a specified action), authority (the power to implement action), and control (the ability to enforce the action in an ongoing and consistent manner) in order to ensure these excellent patient outcomes. Professional accountability is expressed in five areas: practice, quality assurance, competence, research, and resource management.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates autonomy in practice by performing a thorough and ongoing holistic nursing assessment, including appropriate admission assessment of patient and patient support systems.
- Identifies, prioritizes and documents current and potential problems in developing an individualized plan of care that addresses needs and concerns.
- Develops appropriate interventions and desired outcomes for key problems with the goal of positive and effective patient outcomes.
- Evaluates problems based on patient condition and per policy.
- Collaborates with patient, patient support systems, and appropriate health care team members to meet the patient's present needs, discharge needs and outcomes identified for key problems.
- Implements a plan of care upon admission or within 24 hours of admission.
- Initiates interdisciplinary referrals upon admission and as needed.
- Facilitates the evaluation, revision and documentation of the patient's plan of care on a regular and ongoing basis.
- Exercises independent judgment and critical thinking skills to provide individualized, ongoing teaching to patient and patient support systems throughout the continuum of care.
- Utilizes effective communication skills such as active listening, relationship building and assertive communication techniques.
- Conveys a strong sense of advocacy and protects patient rights.
- Performs all treatments and procedures in accordance with established evidence-based policies, procedures and patient care standards.
- Collaborates with the MD and all members of the health care team in the performance of these tasks.
- Accurately, efficiently, and in a timely fashion, documents pertinent patient information utilizing the nursing process.
- Provides all aspects of the medication process including assessment, administration, monitoring, and evaluation of the patient's response to the medication.
- Actively participates in the Quality Performance and Improvement (QPI) process to achieve excellent patient outcomes and improved processes.
- Accurately delegates aspects of patient care to the LPN, CNA, and other ancillary personnel according to their Scope of Practice, job description, individual competence and patient needs.
- Supervises the provision of care by clearly communicating the right task in the right circumstance to the right individual.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Currently licensed in the State of New York, or permittee.
- Minimum of 2 years experience in Critical Care/Emergency Room Setting required.
- Basic knowledge of nursing theory and practice.
- Knowledge of appropriate technology and practice standards for area of responsibility.
- Demonstrates sound clinical skills; knowledge of Hospital structure, objectives and standards of practice, positive communication skills.
Nice-to-haves
- Membership in a professional organization suggested.
