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 involves providing essential nursing support and coordination within an acute hospital care setting. This position requires strong clinical skills, effective communication, and the ability to lead and organize in a fast-paced environment. The nurse will be responsible for initial assessments, coordinating admissions and transfers, assisting with procedures, and providing patient and family education. This role also involves acting as a resource to nursing departments, managing patient crises, and facilitating discharges. The position requires flexibility, critical thinking, and the ability to work independently and as part of a healthcare team.

Requirements

Basic nursing skills
Acute hospital care experience
Demonstrable ability to communicate, prioritize, organize and lead in all interactions.
Ability to solve problems utilizing appropriate resources.
Effective teaching skills.
Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment, communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare team members.
Strong assessment and critical thinking skills
Ability to work independently
High school diploma or equivalent
Current Oregon RN license

Nice To Haves

BSN
Critical care/ED experience preferred
Ability to perform effectively in a minimum of 3 departments with the ICU and/or the ED being 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 the 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.