Registered Nurse 6W Med Surg Uro-GYN (Night)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.

The RN is responsible for providing patient care on his/her assigned shift:

• 12-hour shifts for inpatient staff; specialty units may differ as per unit/departmental need
• Completes a comprehensive nursing assessment based on admission nursing history and appropriate standard of care/protocol
• Collects/gathers available data makes knowledgeable interpretations and appropriate nursing diagnosis
• Initiates and updates the standard of care within established time frames
• Plans provides and documents individual patient/family teaching and evaluates understanding
• Initiates and implements plan for discharge upon admission and throughout the hospitalization
• Consults/informs Clinical Coordinator and Charge Nurse of unit activities needs and problems
• Organizes and reprioritizes work based on staff needs patients needs available resources and unit requirements
• Demonstrates a theoretical knowledge base critical thinking skills and efficient prioritization of patient needs
• Safely administers medication
• Accurately verifies orders
• Demonstrates consistent ability/competence in patient care areas
• Actively solicits feedback from patients and visitors
• Functions independently with most procedures/protocols and those which require assisting a physician
• Recognizes limitations and seeks the appropriate assistance when needed
• Demonstrates ability to respond to emergency situations
• Documents patient care per hospital policy
• Provides a safe environment for patients and visitors
• Contributes to reduction of infections and adheres to infection control guidelines
• Participates in quality improvement activities within the unit
• Supervises LPN and UAP when assigned; reviews data collection and implements and modifies plan of care for patients assigned to an LPN
• Demonstrates the ability to ensure compliance with policies and procedures
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate the vision mission and goals of Chesapeake Regional Medical Center including hospital and unit-specific dashboards
• Creates a culture within the department that rewards cooperation teamwork and collective problem solving
• The RN serves as the role model for his/her professional area of practice
• Assesses team members clinical competency through observation testing return demonstration and evaluation of the occurrences of variances to care standards
• Attends required hospital-wide orientations meetings and in-services
• Demonstrates a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care

Preferred Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience in an acute care setting highly preferred.

Required Experience:

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