RN, Women's Health- Specialty Clinic

Shenandoah Medical Center•Shenandoah, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves utilizing the nursing process to provide patient care, coordinate with healthcare providers, perform emergency treatments, maintain documentation, communicate effectively, and promote patient and staff safety within a Women's Health Specialty Clinic. The Registered Nurse (RN) will be responsible for assessing, planning, intervening, and evaluating patient care to achieve prioritized patient outcomes according to the RN scope of practice. This includes conducting comprehensive nursing assessments, reviewing and implementing provider orders, responding to patient needs promptly, and recognizing changes in patient condition. The RN will also collaborate with healthcare providers and ancillary areas, direct support staff, and educate patients and families. Emergency treatment, accurate documentation, and adherence to safety protocols, including medication administration and infection control, are key aspects of this position. The role also includes performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Utilizes the nursing process for patient care.
Performs comprehensive nursing assessments.
Conducts full body system analysis.
Reviews and implements health care provider orders.
Responds to patient needs promptly.
Recognizes and acts on abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition.
Serves as a patient advocate.
Demonstrates personal accountability, competence, professionalism, and compassion.
Collaborates with healthcare providers and ancillary areas.
Directs patient support team members.
Demonstrates initiative and flexibility.
Informs Clinic Nurse Manager of patient care issues.
Completes patient and family education.
Performs emergency treatment.
Initiates or assists in patient care effectively.
Triages emergency situations and involves appropriate resources.
Administers emergent care.
Follows emergency policies, procedures, and protocols.
Documents accurate and ongoing assessments, patient responses, and patient teaching.
Communicates and collaborates effectively with health team members.
Reports condition changes to medical provider.
Administers medications, treatments, and procedures safely.
Uses two patient identifiers.
Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques.
Implements infectious disease controls, including isolation procedures, hand washing, and glove use.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
Performs comprehensive nursing assessments and full body system analysis.
Reviews, discusses, and implements health care provider orders and takes appropriate action when questions arise.
Responds to patient needs in a timely fashion.
Recognizes abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition, establishes priorities, and takes appropriate action.
Serves as a patient advocate.
Demonstrates personal accountability in the delivery of patient care in a competent, professional, and compassionate manner.
Collaborates with health care providers to coordinate medical and nursing management of patient care.
Works effectively with ancillary areas as part of the team approach to patient care.
Directs patient support team members effectively and appropriately.
Demonstrates initiative and flexibility in the provision of patient care.
Informs and involves Clinic Nurse Manager regarding patient care issues in a timely and appropriate manner.
Completes patient and family education.
Performs emergency treatment as required in accordance with RN scope of practice.
Initiates or assists in patient care in an effective and responsive manner as each situation requires.
Triages each emergency situation appropriately and involves other resources as appropriate.
Administers and performs emergent care in accordance with the applicable patient population type.
Follows emergency policies, procedures and protocols in an effective manner.
Performs and maintains documentation, including accurate and ongoing assessments of patient status, patient responses, and patient teaching.
Communicates and collaborates effectively with other health team members regarding patient condition, patient satisfaction needs and recommendations for meeting identified outcomes.
Appropriately reports condition changes to medical provider.
Promotes and ensures patient and staff safety in all aspects of responsibilities.
Administers medications, treatments and procedures in a timely and safe manner according to health care provider orders and nursing policy, including appropriate performance of standard precautions, and using two patient identifiers.
Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques to minimize fall risk to patient and injury to self.
Implements infectious disease controls as appropriate including isolation procedures, proper use of hand washing and gloves.
Performs other duties as assigned.