Registered Nurse Resident

The nurse resident performs care for patients/ clients throughout the life span with supervision under the guidance of the nurse residency program at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority main campus and offsite campuses as required during the 1-year residency. The nurse resident is responsible for maintaining educational requirements and competency as designated through policy and procedures for assigned units during residency. The nurse resident provides high quality care through evidenced based practice and is responsible for maintaining a high standard of care and comprehensive nursing care throughout assigned units as their work directly effects the physical and psychosocial well-being of the community.

• Will be required to complete all assigned educational activities and classes as part of the nurse residency guidelines.
• Performs nursing care in accordance with established nursing care standards. Provides nursing care to patients on their assigned unit and will participate in various patient care situation as directed and supervised by their assigned preceptor under the guidance of the department nurse manager and manager of nursing professional development or their designee to provide safe, high quality and efficient care.
• Demonstrates ability and willingness to adapt to special circumstances, such as patient emergencies, fluctuations in census and acuity levels of patients, and disasters.
• Will be required to rotate between nursing departments including outpatient and the emergency department. Will participate in required training for services within the assigned nursing department. The nurse resident will be assigned a training schedule for orientation of nursing units as represented in the nurse residency guidelines
• Works on a regularly assigned or rotational basis to provide continuity of services during evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. May be required to participate in educational days outside of standard working hours
• The nurse resident will be evaluated at least every 90 days for performance within the currently assigned nursing unit with a final evaluation at one year of hire date and then yearly as designated by standard evaluative processes
• Performs ongoing assessment by actively participating in the determination of meeting the nursing care needs based upon collection and interpretation of data relevant to the health status of the client.
• Collects data from relevant sources regarding the biological, psychological, social and cultural factors and determines the influences these factors have on the health status of the individual.
• Collects data through observations of appearance and behavior, measurements of physical structure and physiological function, and information regarding available resources.
• Interprets data, recognizes existing relationships between data collected and the client’s health status and treatment regimen, and determines the client’s need for immediate nursing interventions with supervision from assigned preceptor.
• Reviews the patient’s health records and health summary, interviewing patients and family members, documenting the chief complaints, medical history, physical and clinical findings, identifying learning needs of the patient and family, and determining priority of care required with supervision by assigned preceptor. Assessment for health prevention, health promotion, restorative, and health maintenance needs are emphasized.
• The nurse will plan patient care according to individual assessed patient needs and established hospital policies and procedures with supervision from assigned preceptors.
• Initiates plan of care based on assessment of the patient for specific illnesses, injuries, and diseases and human behavior and appropriate standards of care with supervision by assigned preceptor.
• Develops expected patient outcomes that are observable and within an adequate period and are congruent with the patient’s present and potential physical capabilities and behavioral patterns with supervision by assigned preceptor.
• Plans for care to provide for the basic needs of patients including health prevention, health promotion, protection, comfort,…