RN - Pediatrics - .6 Nights

Sky Lakes Medical Center•Klamath Falls, OR

About The Position

The RN is responsible for patient care and the performance of non-RN employees on the assigned unit. The role delegates care tasks within team members’ practice parameters, evaluates and redirects care and staff assignments as patient needs and staffing conditions require, and communicates staffing needs to management. The RN gathers and documents information that contributes to the plan of care, establishes patient outcomes, evaluates progress, and coordinates effective nursing care with physicians and other disciplines. The RN supports patients and families through education during the hospital stay and in preparation for discharge, reinforcing ongoing health care through teaching or referral to case management and community resources. The position requires awareness of nursing’s legal responsibilities, effective time management, economical use and proper charging of supplies and equipment, and accountability for information shared. The RN supervises, reviews, and assists team members; addresses immediate problems or grievances; participates in evaluations and personnel recommendations; and reports performance concerns, policy violations, or misconduct to Nursing Management. The role also provides staff education and participates in orientation, professional development, and quality improvement. Skills and competency must be maintained annually in Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby, Special Care Nursery, and Pediatrics. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Willingness to work varied hours with flexible schedules and every other weekend.
Supplemental RNs must be available for 50% day shift and 50% night shift.
Maintain knowledge of and practice safe body mechanics.
Ability to stoop, bend, reach, and frequently lift 50 pounds or more.
Ability to walk and/or stand continuously throughout the shift.

Nice To Haves

AHA ACLS certification.
Basic knowledge of psychosocial concepts and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain overall responsibility for patient care and non-RN employee performance on the assigned unit.
Delegate patient care tasks within team members’ practice parameters and evaluate, correct, or redirect care and staff assignments as patient needs and staffing activity dictate.
Identify and communicate unit staffing needs in accordance with the Nursing Department staffing matrix, patient acuity, and professional judgment; report valid inadequate staffing to management.
Gather and accurately document data, information, and observations that contribute to the patient’s plan of care.
Set patient outcomes and evaluate progress.
Coordinate with the healthcare team to ensure nursing care is effective and each patient’s prescribed medical regime is carried out.
Help patients and families learn throughout the hospital experience and prepare for discharge.
Reinforce continued health care through teaching or referral to case management/resource management for community agency follow-up.
Apply awareness of nursing’s legal aspects in patient-care decisions and documentation within the Registered Nurse’s scope of practice.
Use supplies and equipment economically, charge items appropriately, and manage time effectively.
Attend 75% of staff meetings, other meetings, and in-services as requested, and be accountable for information given.
Supervise, review, and assist team members in providing appropriate and timely care.
Listen to and resolve immediate problems or grievances of supervised non-RN employees and recommend higher levels of discipline when appropriate.
Participate in peer evaluations, evaluate supervised employees, and recommend personnel actions or work improvement plans.
Report coworkers’ performance problems, policy violations, or misconduct to Nursing Management.
Provide ongoing staff education through in-services and individual orientation to health care philosophy and procedures.
Participate in orientation of new personnel and activities promoting professional growth and self-development.
Maintain quality and efficiency standards set by the immediate supervisor and recommend improvements.
Maintain annual skills and competency in Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby, Special Care Nursery, and Pediatrics through required orientation and procedure checklists.
Perform other duties as assigned.