MA Gardner, MA Registered Nurse, Watkins1

Carenest Health Services

Job Location:

Gardner, KS - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Provides patient care based on standards of care standards of practice protocols and established policies and procedures.
Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient s sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs readiness to learn and barriers to learning.
Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources reassigns personnel as necessary recognizes need for emergency intervention etc.).
Provides thorough timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards.
Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.
Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor instructor trainer attends professional development programs etc.).
Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.
Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician s orders protocols policies and procedures.
Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed as well as documents assessment and patients response to medication.
Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.
Interprets and documents patient cardiac rate rhythm and configuration (PR ST segment) and initiates appropriate treatment plan based on physician orders.
Institutes appropriate measures in life threatening situations.
Evaluates and takes appropriate action for patients with chest pain or other cardiac related symptoms.
Participates actively in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for planning coordinating implementing and evaluating patient care.
Recognizes normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic results and appropriately notifies the physician of changes in a timely manner.
Provides ongoing assessment and teaching to the surgical patient/family utilizing current standards and protocols.
Recognizes normal and deviant progress patterns and reports problems or concerns to physician in a timely manner.
Provides ongoing assessment and teaching to the surgical patient/family utilizing current standards and protocols.
Utilizes pain management devices and other techniques to ensure proper pain relief.
Sets up maintains and troubleshoots other equipment related to the surgical patient such as; traction/orthopedic equipment/devices feeding pumps chest tubes and drains etc.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

MOAB class required within 60 days of hire

Minimum Work experience

1 year med-surge experience preferred

Previous telemetry experience preferred

Minimum Licenses and Certifications

Current MA RN License
ACLS upon hire OR must hold an active BLS card and obtain AHA ACLS within 60 days of hire

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Provides patient care based on standards of care standards of practice protocols and established policies and procedures.Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient s sense of dignity and positive self-regard.Provides patient/family teaching ...

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Provides patient care based on standards of care standards of practice protocols and established policies and procedures.
Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient s sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs readiness to learn and barriers to learning.
Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources reassigns personnel as necessary recognizes need for emergency intervention etc.).
Provides thorough timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards.
Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.
Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor instructor trainer attends professional development programs etc.).
Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.
Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician s orders protocols policies and procedures.
Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed as well as documents assessment and patients response to medication.
Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.
Interprets and documents patient cardiac rate rhythm and configuration (PR ST segment) and initiates appropriate treatment plan based on physician orders.
Institutes appropriate measures in life threatening situations.
Evaluates and takes appropriate action for patients with chest pain or other cardiac related symptoms.
Participates actively in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for planning coordinating implementing and evaluating patient care.
Recognizes normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic results and appropriately notifies the physician of changes in a timely manner.
Provides ongoing assessment and teaching to the surgical patient/family utilizing current standards and protocols.
Recognizes normal and deviant progress patterns and reports problems or concerns to physician in a timely manner.
Provides ongoing assessment and teaching to the surgical patient/family utilizing current standards and protocols.
Utilizes pain management devices and other techniques to ensure proper pain relief.
Sets up maintains and troubleshoots other equipment related to the surgical patient such as; traction/orthopedic equipment/devices feeding pumps chest tubes and drains etc.