Rn Jobs in Orange County

About The Position

Requirements

• Current Pennsylvania RN licensure or current multistate licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• CPR certification.
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in the area of specialty.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in a professional practice setting and contribute to team development through role modeling and mentoring.
• Assign or delegate tasks according to patient needs and staff skill levels; when serving as charge nurse, assign duties and staff lunches.
• Consider the safety of the environment, patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when assigning or performing care.
• Provide peers with verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
• Help foster a culture in which staff can acknowledge mistakes and take appropriate risks.
• Participate in interdisciplinary teams evaluating clinical care or health services.
• Promote patient safety initiatives, including National Patient Safety Goals, and participate in department quality initiatives and evidence-based practice efforts; ensure appropriate order sets are used.
• Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate assigned LPNs within the appropriate scope of practice.
• Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with physician direction, nursing and hospital policies, and patient and family needs.
• Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with the patient, family, and other healthcare providers.
• Analyze the health status of individuals and families, comparing findings with norms when possible, to identify care needs.
• Assess and document reported or recorded changes in patient condition, notify the physician or supervisor, and intervene appropriately.
• Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
• Pursue ongoing learning for self and others, including formal and independent learning informed by current research and evidence.
• Promote the nursing profession through participation in professional organizations.
• Participate in peer review and seek feedback from patients, peers, professional colleagues, and others; identify strengths and professional development needs.
• Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
• Continuously evaluate patient and family satisfaction and participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives.
• Communicate compassionately in a patient- and family-centered manner and assess and attempt to resolve patient or family concerns.
• Use effective time-management skills to complete assigned duties within the established work shift.
• Protect confidential and covered information and comply with HIPAA, company privacy and information-security policies, the Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws, and required training.