RN Resource Nurse - Nursing Admin - PT .6 DAYS

Sky Lakes Medical Center•Klamath Falls, OR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Resource Nurse - Nursing Admin - PT .6 DAYS role requires a nurse to attend daily safety huddles, provide timely initial assessments for direct admissions, and coordinate patient placement and transport. This position also involves being available for moderate sedation procedures and acute care assignments, serving as a resource to nursing departments. The nurse will demonstrate effective response to patient crisis/emergency situations, assist with lunch relief, provide and document patient/family education, and facilitate discharges. Additional responsibilities include assisting with difficult IV starts, following up on patients in restraints, performing effectively in at least three departments (ICU and/or ED preferred), and maintaining a tracking sheet of procedures, admits, discharges, and lunch relief. The role also includes completing compliance audits as assigned.

Requirements

Basic nursing skills
Acute hospital care experience
Demonstrable ability to communicate, prioritize, organize and lead in all interactions.
Displays the ability to solve problems utilizing appropriate resources.
Effective teaching skills.
Exhibits the ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment, communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare team members.
Must have strong assessment and critical thinking skills and ability to work independently.
Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
Current Oregon RN license.
Medium to high physical and mental demands.
Cognitive skills necessary to perform essential job functions using independent judgment in high stress, highly turbulent health care settings.
Physical demands at the RN II level.
Must be able to stand, bend, stoop, lift up to 50 lbs. and spend equal percentage of time walking, standing, and sitting throughout shift.
Able to work under stress and under constant time demands while effectively prioritizing the management of multiple projects/duties with flexibility.
Must be able to function effectively during crisis or trauma events.
Possess the requisite visual, auditory, and fine motor skills required by direct patient care nursing.

Nice To Haves

BSN
Critical care/ED experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Attends daily morning safety huddle to identify where resources will be needed.
Provides timely initial assessment for direct admissions as a first priority.
Coordinates direct admission orders for diagnostic studies to improve the process and minimize transfers for the patient.
Coordinates patient placement and transport to appropriate department with hospital supervisor/bed coordinator.
Will be available for moderate sedation procedures during working hours as assigned by the hospital supervisor/bed coordinator.
Will be available for acute care assignments as needed, serving as a resource to the nursing departments, assisting with nursing care as needed and identified through regular rounds as directed by the hospital supervisor/bed coordinator.
Demonstrates effective response to patients crisis/emergency situations, demonstrates flexibility in performing duties as assigned by the supervisor/bed coordinator. (Code Blue, Rapid Response, Code Grey, Patient Fall).
Works closely with the supervisor/bed coordinator to determine the need for and assist with lunch relief.
Provides and documents patient/family education regarding admission, including learning assessment.
Facilitates discharges through completion of after visit summary, printing of appropriate patient education materials, calling in prescriptions, and making appointments and assisting with discharge education/process and teach-back methods.
Assist with difficult IV starts.
Follows up on all patients in restraints.
Ability to perform effectively in a minimum of 3 departments with the ICU and/or the ED being preferred.
Maintains current tracking sheet of procedures, admits, discharges, lunch relief provided on each unit for that shift.
Completes compliance audits as assigned by director.
Performs other duties as assigned.