Staff Nurse Union, Rn - Progressive Care Unit

Overview

Basic Function
: A staff nurse is a professional nurse who delegates and coordinates patient care, based upon a documented assessment of the patient’s needs. The staff nurse applies the nursing process of assessment, planning interventions, implementing the plan of care, and evaluating that care. The nurse is a patient advocate, who in conjunction with the other members of the healthcare team guides the patient safely through the hospital stay.

The staff nurse is responsible to the nurse unit manager, or in her/his absence, the supervisor. Staff R.N.’s report to the charge nurse regarding patient care matters and understand chain of command. (Charge Nurse, Coordinator, Director, House Supervisor in absence of prior).

• Accurately communicates patient data to receiving provider at transitions of care.
• Accurately provides and delegates patient care.
• Collaborates with health care team members to complete hourly rounding.
• Transcribes, observes, and coordinates physician orders.
• Able to obtain lab and radiology reports off computer.
• Notifies physician of abnormal results in a timely manner.
• Documents in a complete, concise manner.
• Utilizes patient plan of care format.
• Participates in discharge planning with the coordination of the Clinical Nurse Leader.
• Initiates, maintains, administers and documents IV Therapy.
• Assists with orientation of new and current staff and students.
• Coordinates patient/family teaching.
• Monitors patient health condition.
• Medications incorporating patient MAR.
• Discharge instructions.
• Responsible for checking emails and online learning assignments on a regular basis.
• Able to appropriately delegate patient care utilizing clinical judgment and maintaining accountability for patient care.
• If designated charge nurse for the department:
  • Assists manager with staff evaluations through input.
  • Assists with quality data collection.
  • Assists supervisor/manager with shift staffing.
  • Charge Nurse assigns staff for patient care based on patient acuity, experience of nurses and mix of colleagues, i.e., float nurses, nurses pulled from other nursing units.
  • Charge nurse assures checking/care and documentation of equipment.
  • Code cart/suction; glucometer; medication dispensing system discrepancy.

• Intensive Care Unit
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  Able to lead Code Blue until the arrival of physician. Responds quickly to Rapid Response Team alerts when assigned, competently and efficiently assessing the patient status, and working with the physician and team to manage the care of the patient.
• Senior Care Unit
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  Understands restraint/seclusion policy, procedure, assessments, time frames, criteria for discontinuation and documentation. Understands the development of the Individual Treatment Plan, treatment team meeting time frames, evaluation, and documentation. Understands and demonstrates the ability to complete nursing admission, MMSE, GDS, Zung Anxiety Scale, Suicide Assessment, and geriatric functional scale. Is able to facilitate and participate in group therapy activities.
• Dialysis
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  Provide hemodialysis under the supervision of a physician. Requires yearly Hepatitis B titer to be completed and reviewed by the Colleague Health Nurse.

• Currently licensed by the Ohio State Board of Nursing and/or multistate licensure.
• Has been actively employed in a hospital-based nursing within the past 5 years, or completion of a state approved R.N. refresher course within the past year or is a recent graduate of an accredited school of nursing (R.N.) or is teaching in an acute care facility.
• Shows evidence of participation in continuing education and the unit-based Quality Program.
• Successful completion of the Registered Nurse Orientation Program at Alliance Community Hospital.
• Successful completion of any additional educational requirements of the hospital or the nursing unit assigned.
• Maintains current BLS certification through American Heart Association.
• If applicable, pay a service fee or join and maintain membership in O.N.A. and the Alliance Local Unit of O.N.A. within 31 days of employment.
• Must be computer-literate to complete task(s) as required.
• Senior Care Unit – Crisis Intervention and…