RN Registered Nurse - Admissions

Summary

Provide professional nursing care within Beacon Kalamazoo. The practice of professional nursing is the systematic application of specialized knowledge and skill, derived from the biological, physical, and behavioral sciences to the care, treatment, counsel and health teaching of individuals who are experiencing changes in normal health processes or who require assistance in the maintenance of health and the prevention or management of illness, injury or disability and demonstrate this through the application of the Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice and Standards of Professional Performance defined by the American Nurses Association.

Recognize that each patient is a unique individual and has the right to quality nursing care that ensures mutual goal setting between the Registered Nurse and the patient and assure patient rights and privacy are protected. Recognizing personal, interpersonal, and social systems, the nursing process facilitates the promotion, maintenance and restoration of an individual's health, incorporating knowledge of growth and development through the life span.

* In collaboration with the patient and/or family, and healthcare team, participate in open discussion to identify mutual goals based on the nursing assessment and nursing diagnosis.

* Diagnose, treat and evaluate the human response to actual or potential health problems/needs.

* Evaluate the outcomes of the nursing plan of care and revises it as necessary.

* Assess, detect, monitor and attempt to prevent complications associated with health situations or treatment plans.

* Implement physician's orders using nursing judgment through nursing interventions and coordination of others to do the same.

* Notify the physician of patient condition and response to nursing intervention appropriately and documents this action.

* Responsible for ensuring that patients pain is assessed, treated, reassessed, documented and evaluated. Adhere to policies and Procedures for Pain Management.

* Responsible for delegation to other licensed and unlicensed care providers based on clinical nursing judgment and skill of the care provider.

* The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Additional Information

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

* BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.

* Licensed Registered Nurse obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

* Associates of Applied Science in Nursing (AAS) Degree or Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) or RN Diploma at start date required.

* BSN within six (6) years of start date required.

* Incumbents hired into position prior to 1/1/2015 are grandfathered with their existing educational degrees.