RN - Hospital Inpatient -

Day shift / oncall will be required 23 days per monthSmall Critical Access Hospital Wrangell AKPOSITION SUMMARY The Registered Nurse coordinates and performs a variety of nursing care procedures for patients/residents requiring professional knowledge and consideration of specific patient conditions and treatments and the ability to work independently in completing assignments. Guidelines include physicians orders; standards of care nursing policies and procedures manuals hospital policies long term care policies nursing duties include support to individuals of all ages and their families.ACCOUNTABILITIES1. Supervise the total nursing activities for all patients/residents during your working hours assuring patient/resident safety. 2. Develop and maintain a good working rapport with interdepartmental personnel as well as other departments within the facility to assure that nursing services and activities can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the patients/residents.3. Assist in developing and maintaining nursing objectives and standards.4. Assist in developing implementing and coordinating department policies and procedures resident/patient care plans nursing procedure manuals job descriptions etc.5. Interpret department policies and procedures to personnel residents/patients visitors family members etc. as necessary.6. Ensure that each patients/residents right to fair and equitable treatment selfdetermination individuality privacy property and civil rights including the right to wage a complaint is followed by the appropriate personnel.7. Assure that patients/residents have a clean safe orderly and comfortable environment. Report needs to the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)/Director of Nursing (DON). 8. Assure that established infection control procedures and isolation techniques are followed at all times.9. Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth personal interest and a positive environment.10. Assist in the training of department personnel and make recommendations to the CNO/DON concerning training. 11. Perform administrative requirements such as completing necessary forms reports etc. and submitting to the CNO/DON.12. Assist in evaluating and assisting medical social psychological spiritual restorative and rehabilitative care plans as well as instructions in selfhelp.13. Maintain CONFIDENTIALITY of all pertinent patient/resident care information to assure the patients/residents rights are protected.14. Evaluate emergencies and determine emergency measures to be used.15. Make independent decisions regarding nursing care.16. Complete required record keeping forms on patient/resident admission discharge transfer etc.17. Assure that all nurses notes are informative and descriptive of the nursing care provided and of the patients response to the care.18. Notify physician of accidents and fill out and complete accident/incident report forms.19. Assure that a stock level of medications medical supplies equipment etc. is maintained at the adequate levels at all times. Report needs to the CNO/DON or Purchasing Agent.20. Attend and participate in workshops seminars etc. as approved.21. Give and receive nursing report upon reporting in and ending shift work hours.22. Receive verbal orders from physicians and chart on the physicians order sheet or the electronic medical record.23. Transcribe physicians orders to the electronic documentation system lab slips MAR dietary requisitions etc.24. Make out work requisitions for unsafe conditions or equipment repairs.25. Observes records and reports to physician patients condition and reaction to treatments and significant incidents.26. Other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate or as may be directed.