Staff Nurse

Position:
Registered Nurse

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Nursing Care Assessment and Documentation:
  Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards, utilizing the framework for professional nursing practice and development.
• Quality of Care:
  Ensures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards, and making or recommending necessary adjustments based on hospital and nursing division philosophies and standards.
• Evidence-Based Nursing Care:
  Provides comprehensive, safe, and effective evidence-based nursing care to achieve identified health outcomes.
• Promote Healing Environment:
  Creates and maintains a healing environment conducive to patient care.
• Preparation of Equipment and Supplies:
  Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, and supplies, ensuring that stock is maintained appropriately.
• Communication Skills:
  Utilizes high-level communication skills to effectively interact with patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
• Patient Discharge Coordination:
  Refers and coordinates the patient's discharge arrangements with the case manager in accordance with the DSFH discharge policy.
• Quality Improvement (QI) Responsibilities:
  Performs other QI responsibilities as delegated by the Nurse Manager.
• Patient-Centered Care:
  Creates partnerships with patients and families to establish goals and plans for delivering patient-centered care.
• Adherence to Ethical Standards:
  Performs duties according to the code of conduct requirements and ethical standards as outlined in the HCM policies and guidelines.