Registered Nurse

Responsibilities

Patient Care

* Addresses patient and family concerns, communicates issues and solutions through appropriate channels.

* Documents incidents, events, interventions, and patient/staff/physician responses.

* Serves as patient advocate.

* Prioritize and problems solves to meet changes in patient status/condition.

* Works with other departments to ensure smooth patient throughput processes including discharge planning and patient education as appropriate.

* Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals to ensure staffing patterns meet appropriate skill mix necessary for quality patient care.

* Serves as a liaison with patients, physicians, Administrative Coordinator, Staffing Office, Transfer Center, Care Coordination department, unit staff, ancillary staff and departments.

* Serves as a resource, assists staff in caring for patients; able to assist physician with order entry.

Administrative

* Staffing for current and next shift, determining appropriate staff levels and mix to provide quality care and maintain unit productivity.

* Assign patient care teams, delegate patient care activities to unit and ancillary staff.

* Addresses work flow issues, ensures incidents are appropriately documented and corrective steps are taken.

* Makes bed or patient assignment based on patient needs and staff resources.

* Identifies appropriate referral and educational resources for patients and staff.

* Advocates for both patients and staff as needs arise.

* Demonstrated knowledge of NAH and department policies and procedures. Works to ensure compliance of best practice amongst each staff member.

Coaching and Development

* Ensures staff accountability, monitors staff performance, and provides real time constructive feedback whenever possible.

* Identifies performance opportunities for improvement and provides resources and education as needed.

* Regularly recognizes employees for strong performance and improvements.

* Collaborates with clinical manager on employees performance evaluations.

* Collaborates and communicates with the clinical manager regarding staff performance.

* Provides coaching to nursing staff.

* Provides input to nursing leadership regarding employment actions including performance evaluation, promotion, corrective action and termination on a regular basis.

Education

* Participates in creating and sustaining a learning environment supported by evidenced based practice and research.

* Focuses on personal development areas, engaging in professional/collegial interactions with peers and students.

* Works collaboratively with peers and other health care providers, and participating in ongoing in-service and educational seminars.

* Participates in the mentoring and education of colleagues and students.