RN 18N 12Hr

Specialty Vascular Access (PICC)/Radiology:

Responsible and accountable for providing for the placement of vascular access devices within the inpatient and outpatient hospital addition will collaborate with the nursing and medical staff to determine the most appropriate candidates for PICC insertion and provide clinical staff with education relating to the care and maintenance of the PICC lines.

New Grad-Nursing Administration MaternalChildcareNICUNursing AdministrationCritical CareG.I. Services Surgery:

Provides direct nursing care including assessment plan of care education and evaluation for assigned patients. Performs patient duties necessary to maintain the flow of patient care as well as coordinates the delivery of care provided by other care team members and disciplines.

Emergency:

Provide a full range of nursing practice guided by the American Nursing Associations (ANA) Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice (2004) and dependent upon experience role and population served. Primary nursing responsibilities include assessment diagnosis outcome identification planning implementation and evaluation. Standards of professional performance required include quality practice education/competency professional practice evaluation collegiality collaboration and ethics research/best practice integration resource utilization and leadership (ANA 2004). Assists patients to attain or maintain optimal health implementing a strategy of care to accomplish defined goals within the context of a patient-centered health care plan and evaluating responses to nursing care and treatment (National Council of State Board of Nursing 2004).

RN Clinical Resource Coordinator/NICU:

To provide the Clinical Directors with review of performance improvement findings and analysis of data in collaboration with the appropriate staff. To assist center management with processing of unit specific duties including but not limited to orientation education performance improvement timecards policies and procedures hearing screening and patient follow-up.

PACU:

Provides pre/post-operative nursing care to assigned patients utilizing the nursing process. Performs within the standards of professional practice and hospital policies and procedures is a resource person for the post anesthesia care unit. Available to take call on a rotational basis as assigned and flexes with schedule as unit census requires.

Same Day Surgery:

Provides peri-operative nursing care to assigned patients utilizing the nursing process. Performs within the standards of professional practice and hospital policies and procedures.

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Specialty Vascular Access (PICC)/Radiology:

• Knowledgeable in the legal aspects of nursing.
• Recognizes and assists in the treatment of mediation reactions and documents appropriately.

New Grad/Nursing AdministrationMaternalChildcareNICUNursing AdministrationCritical Care:

• Written and verbal communications interpersonal skills.
• Basic organizational skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Patient assessment.
• Clinical education related to specialty.
• Principles of patient/family teaching.

Emergency:

• Demonstrates fluency in English communication to include reading writing and verbal communication.
• Basic organizational skills to include ability to follow directions as outlined in policies or given by supervisor.
• Basic EKG interpretation
• Demonstrates good interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of legal implications of nursing
• Demonstrates appropriate critical intervention skills.

RN Clinical Resource Coordinator/NICU:

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills written and verbal
• Strong organizational skills and analytical abilities
• Basic computer skills
• Detail oriented able to assess and interpret findings
• Knowledge of continuous performance improvement rapid cycle improvement and the PDCA model for performance improvement.

G.I. Services:

• Demonstrates good English communication skills written and verbal communications and
  interpersonal skills.
• Basic organizational skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Patient assessment.
• Clinical education related to specialty.
• Principles of patient/family teaching
• Basic EKG skills

PACU:

• Written and verbal communications interpersonal skills.
• Basic organizational/time management skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Demonstrated ability to apply the nursing process to pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric patients.
• Must have successfully completed a basic EKG course or have evidence of proficiency through testing.

Same Day Surgery:

• Demonstrates good English communication skills
• Knowledge of nursing process
• Basic organization skills
• Demonstrates ability to work with others
• Basic EKG skills

Surgery:

• Demonstrates good English communication skills written verbal and interpersonal
• Basic organization skills
• Basic computer skills
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Patient assessment skills
• Clinical education related to specialty
• Basic EKG skills