Rn Jobs in Port St Lucie

About The Position

Requirements

• Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia
• Associates Degree
• One year of experience as a professional RN.
• Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit

Nice To Haves

• National certification in clinical specialty
• Bachelor of Nursing Degree
• One year experience in Long Term Care
• Membership is professional organization

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates basic assessment skills.
• Demonstrates the 5 rights of medication administration.
• Manages care for basic patient assignment and progresses to care for increasingly complex patients.
• Accurately documents all aspects of the nursing process using the electronic medical record as applicable.
• Understands and complies with all DNV standards.
• Accesses and follows polices.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and adjusts plan of care appropriately.
• Consistently coordinates interdisciplinary care.
• Uses resources effectively to reduce waste.
• Participates in PI processes.
• Participates in maintaining and monitoring the work environment to ensure compliance with DNV regulations.
• Coordinates discharge planning.
• Actively contributes to a culture of safety within the organization.
• Includes the patient and family in patient care.
• Provides effective education appropriate for the learning needs of patient/ family.
• Demonstrates appropriate customer service behaviors.
• Participates in organizational and unit based customer service initiatives.
• Plans patient care based on assessment.
• Displays basic prioritization and time management skills.
• Evaluates patient’s response to interventions and seeks support to adjust the plan of care.
• Utilizes resources on the unit to increase understanding of the care of unfamiliar patient populations.
• Recognizes signs of deteriorating patient and accesses appropriate resources.
• Reads nursing research/EBP articles.
• Participates in discharge planning with increasing responsibility and coordination.
• Demonstrates the ability to rapidly recognize and anticipate changes in patient status and takes appropriate action while maintaining professional composure.
• Recognizes existence of nursing practice trends and questions care as it relates to evidence based practice.
• Consistently and independently prioritizes patient care.
• Supports unit goals.
• Demonstrates support of shared governance through awareness of initiatives.
• Completes a professional development plan and shows progress on personal learning goals.
• Supervises and ensures completion of task assigned to ancillary/support staff.
• Participates in the enhancement of the nursing profession and supporting the community.
• Appropriately delegates tasks.
• Seeks resources by actively consulting with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates support of shared governance through awareness of initiatives and by providing input.
• Serves in a unit leadership role(s).
• Serves as the Nurse in Charge as necessary fulfilling the following responsibilities: a. patient flow, b. matches given resources to patients for shift, c. escalates concerns using the chain of command.