Staff Nurse - Flex Acute Care - Days - 0.9 FTE - LHAAMC

Luminis Health • Annapolis, MD

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Contributes to the provision of high-quality, cost-effective healthcare as a provider of direct and indirect patient care and by effective collaboration with other members of the health care team. Functions as a competent member of the health care team.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Adherence to credentialing requirements of Luminis Health as stated in the nursing bylaws.
• Must obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of date of hire.
• Current licensure as a registered nurse by the Maryland Board of Nursing.
• American Heart Association CPR for Healthcare Providers.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates clinical nursing knowledge and skill in the specialization of the unit; Demonstrates the ability to apply the nursing process effectively in the care of culturally diverse patients and families.
• Demonstrates the ability to utilize all applicable laws, policies, standards, guidelines and evidence-based practice in the provision of patient/family care; Organizes and reprioritizes patient care activities based on subtle and overt and/or environmental changes; Consistently and thoroughly assesses patients to collect data and identify learning needs according to established standards and policies; Utilizes a systematic, continuous and complete analysis of assessment data to develop individualized problem lists for assigned patients; Develops and individualizes a plan of care for each patient in accordance with established standards, appropriate prioritization of problems/needs, and mutually agreed upon goals; Efficiently implements the patient's plan of care in accordance with applicable standards, policies, procedures and guidelines; Demonstrates proficiency in medication administration, pain management and other unit or initiative specific skills; Continuously evaluates the effectiveness of the plan(s) of care, making revisions and recommendations based on analysis of patient responses to interventions.
• Demonstrates the ability to assess the patient's/family's learning needs, readiness to learn, learning style, and presence of barriers to learning.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop, implement and evaluate teaching plans for patient populations in unit specialty in accordance with applicable standards; Demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge of growth and development across the life span to the care of patients; Provides direct patient care to patients and families in a culturally, developmentally and ethically appropriate manner; Plans of care address the physical, psychosocial, spiritual and learning needs of the patient/family.
• Participates in QI, C PI and risk management activities at the unit, department or organizational level; Demonstrates the ability to effectively perform and improve all processes in order to achieve excellence with regard to Luminis Health’s quality standards and benchmarks; Supports the use of evidence based guidelines and organizational policies and procedures to promote safe patient care and a safe practice environment.
• Participates in unit shared governance according to departmental standards; Participates in the education and orientation of new staff; Delegates patient care activities as appropriate; evaluates delegated activities for expected patient care outcomes; Employs real time computer documentation when completing patient record.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed