Registered Nurse; RN), Otolaryngology-Allergy First Shift

Job Description

Registered Nurse (RN), Full Time, First Shift

The practice of nursing requires specialized knowledge, judgment, and skills to provide care to groups and individuals. The RN utilizes knowledge derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. The care is culturally based and age specific.

Cincinnati, OH, United States

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program;
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
• Ohio RN License
• Specialty areas may prefer 2+ years of related nursing experience, including Critical Care, Emergency Department, Perioperative Services, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Radiology, Mobile Care/Transport, or PICC services.
• Additional specialty-specific experience, such as transport nursing, interventional radiology, critical care, emergency nursing, or PICC line experience, is preferred based on the assigned department.

• Engages in population appropriate communication.
• Has knowledge of growth and development milestones and tasks.
• Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment.
• Involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment, and continuing care of the patient.
• Identifies any physical limitations of the patient and deploys intervention when necessary.
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to patients/families with behavioral health problems.
• Interprets population related data and plans care appropriately.
• Identifies and responds appropriately to different needs resulting from unique psychological needs or those associated with religious/cultural norms. Performs treatments, administers medication or operates equipment safely.
• Recognizes and responds to signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect.

• Demonstrates nursing clinical skills necessary to make pertinent and accurate assessments of the physical, psychosocial, spiritual and educational needs of the patient.
• Demonstrates knowledge base of normal age‑specific, physiological and psychosocial functions of the unit’s population.
• Performs a basic physical assessment.
• Initiates upon admission a nursing admission history and nursing assessment including an educational needs assessment.
• Initiates referrals upon admission and throughout care as based on patient assessment.
• Understands signs and symptoms and data related to the patient’s presenting problems and potential problems.
• Reassesses and evaluates patient needs each shift and more frequently when indicated by unit standards of care or patient condition.
• Assesses patient and environmental safety continuously.
• Receives and gives a complete, concise and timely report on condition of assigned patients.
• Recognizes and appropriately reports basic abnormal data and subtle changes in patient conditions. Incorporates into plan of care as applicable.
• Collaborates with other health team members to collect and share pertinent data regarding patient’s physiological and psychological condition.
• Participates in discharge planning.

• Utilizes collected data to establish and prioritize a list of actual, and potential, individualized age‑specific patient problems and/or needs.
• Prepares, implements, evaluates, revises and coordinates interdisciplinary plan of care for each assigned patient in a collaborative effort with the other health care team members and patient/family within the time frame indicated by unit’s standards of practice.
• Communicates formulated plan of care, as appropriate, to all levels of associates involved in the patient’s care.
• Demonstrates ability to establish priorities of care based on patients’ assessment and needs.

• Implements plan of care and interventions to provide quality care based on assessed needs, established standards of care and according to policy and procedures.
• Implements nursing actions, either by direct care or delegation of responsibility, based upon patient’s plan of care and skill level of personnel.
• Implements plan of nursing care in collaboration with the patient, family/designee, and other health care team members.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and…