Staff Nurse

Post Date: 8/1/2007

Description

Responsibilities and Competencies

Assessment

1. Completes and/or reviews, as appropriate, patients? history with regard to biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational and discharge planning needs using knowledge of ASAM criteria. Uses critical thinking skills and problem solving ability on a routine bases to facilitate safe and efficient operations on the patient care unit.

Planning

1. Identifies and prioritized needs based on assessment.
2. Initiates a written plan of care by developing/choosing standards of care, defining interventions and developing patient outcomes.
3. At time of admission, collaborates with other caregivers to begin planning for appropriate discharge or transfer to appropriate level of care.

Implementation

1. Demonstrates ability to prioritize and process medical orders according to patient needs, physician requests and Hospital policy/procedure.
2. Implements interventions defined in plan of care.
3. Coordinates patient’s care to assure procedures, treatments, transfers to other units, and/or referrals are completed in a timely manner, encompassing standards of clinical nursing practice and Brighton Hospital policies.
4. Completes documentation in a timely manner and reflects the response to interventions, reassessment, revisions and changes in the plan as indicated.
5. Consistently performs nursing skills according to standards of clinical nursing practice, commencing with the assign unit and per Brighton Hospital policy and procedures.

Evaluation

1. Reviews and evaluates effectiveness of interventions toward patient outcomes.
2. Attends, participates and provides input to Treatment Team, and Treatment Planning meetings as required.

Leadership Skills

1. Guides Patient Care Technician(s) and Unit clerk(s) in the provision of care for assigned patients.
2. Orientates and/or trains new personnel as required.

Customer Relations/Interpersonal Skills

1. Acts courteously toward patients, visitors and co-workers.
2. Responds to the needs of patients, visitors and co-workers in a timely manner.
3. Treats patients, visitors and co-workers in a respectful manner at all times.

Professional Deelopment

1. Attends required in-service training sessions and staff meetings.
2. Maintains a current level of knowledge regarding the nursing field.
3. Participates in staff meetings, department QI activities, peer review and voluntary committees.

Physical Requirements

1. Incumbent must have the physical ability, with or without accommodation, to finger, grasp, kneel, lift up to 20 pounds.
2. Incumbent must have the sensory and communicative skills, with or without accommodation, to feel, hear, see and speak.
3. Incumbent will be exposed to inside environmental conditions.

Safety

1. Maintains a safe and clean environment.
2. Complies with all infection control and safety policies/procedures.

Other

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

1. Graduate of accredited school of nursing (BSN or RN).
2. Registered or licensed by the State of Michigan.
3. Minimum of two (2) years work experience as a BSN or RN.
4. Must be certified, or become certified within ninety (90) days of employment, in physical management, CPR, restraints and venipuncture.
5. Required registration/licensure and certifications must be kept current.

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