Job Description
- Performs individualized age specific assessments on patients assigned, prioritizes the data collected, and reports all pertinent information to other healthcare personnel as needed.
- Formulates and initiates an individualized age specific plan of care based on assessment and collected data. Collaborates with members of the health care team to develop an interdisciplinary plan of care.
- Facilitates implementation of interventions based on the plan of care and physician orders.
- Performs or delegates appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in a timely manner as directed by LRMC policies, procedures, protocols and licensure .
- Provides individualized patient/family education based on identified needs and learning style preferences.
- Documents patient assessment findings (physical/psychosocial/emotional), responses to nursing intervention and progress toward problem resolution.
- Evaluates patient response to nursing interventions in the plan of care and treatments prescribed by physician.
- Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to advanced life support protocols.
- Attends, participates in, and completes all mandatory in service education/training as required by LRMC.
- Supervises assigned personnel; assist in documenting and evaluating selected competencies of assigned staff.
- Monitors assigned personnel to ensure that they are following established safety management policies and procedures; participate in all fire safety and disaster preparedness drills; follow established infection control/blood borne pathogens standard procedures; follow established procedures in the use and disposal of personnel protective equipment.
- Completes and/or assists in the writing of Incident Reports with submission to Supervisor as needed.
- Observes protocols and procedures for patients in isolation.
- Establishes and maintains interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors and other hospital personnel, while assuring confidentiality of information.
- Practices careful efficient non-wasteful use of supplies, linens and follows established charge procedures for patient charge items.
- Participates in unit and hospital wide Patient Performance Improvement Activities.
- Participates in unit and hospital wide Patient Quality Improvement Activities.
Working Conditions: - Must understand and accept the possibility of exposure to the risk of blood and blood borne diseases, infectious/communicable diseases, chemicals fumes/odors. Exposed to unpleasant elements.
- Functions effectively under stressful situations.
- Addendum to assigned unit:
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