Registered Nurse - Neuro Interventional Radiology - Trenton

Position Overview ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Plans and provides unique, individualized comfort measures utilizing intuitive, innovative approaches which are scientifically based. Fosters an environment to include the core mission. Assists patients and families to understand alternatives to care and facilitates communication of information to all members of the health team. Provides information and interpretation of the patient’s condition and offers coping mechanisms. Assesses how much information a patient wants and needs, using a vocabulary and approach that enables the patient to comprehend given information.
  
  Formulates and documents a discharge plan that maximizes the patient’s ability to continue with meaningful life activities. Assists in design and implementation of teaching neurovascular component of ICU nursing care.
• Follows up on internal resources to determine the outcome of interventions completed by other departments. Mobilizes resources in complex cases to maximize patients control and participation over his/her own recovery. Collaborates with case manager to discuss alternatives to care in preparation for family centered conference.
• Provides patient and family with accurate information regarding health problems, enabling them to become active participants in health care decisions. Develops independently an individualized teaching plan and incorporates aspects of cultural diversity specific to the patient. Confers with treatment team regarding special needs of patient and family upon discharge.
• Performs and documents an initial history and assessment which reflects the patient’s potential for wellness. Anticipates deterioration before the evidence is convincing in terms of changes in vital signs and measurable outcomes, plans for intervention, documents accurately and evaluates the effectiveness of treatment. Anticipates problems that might arise in complex or unusual clinical situations.
• Integrates assessment and diagnostic information with intuition to foresee potential age-specific healthcare needs. Anticipates deterioration while recognizing the importance of reacting quickly and appropriately without over reacting. Thoroughly and accurately documents clinical changes, interventions and outcomes. Ensures handoff communication includes a report in terms of the situations most likely to develop and the problems awaiting resolution in the next 8-10 hours.
• Intuitively grasps the problem and oversees a clinical situation by mobilizing available resources. Displays the ability to rapidly grasp the threatening emergency and initiates treatment measures.
• Administers medications accurately and safely. Documents patient’s records according to the nursing process, ANA Code for Nurses and Capital Health Patient Services Division Standards of Practice. Performs, teaches and demonstrates technical skills specific to assigned nursing unit. Identifies proactively issues to be resolved related to patient education for medication management. Participates in various aspects of unit based chart review and patient services performance improvement activities related to documentation.
  
  Assists unit nurse manager and clinical nurse specialist with development/revision of the unit based orientation plan.
• Uses discretionary judgments to appropriately modify patient care regimens. Facilitates appropriate response from other health team members using clear, convincing rationale. Evaluates the quality and appropriateness of care, identifies problems and initiates and documents improvement of care. Explores multiple aspects of care regimen with case manager and healthcare providers to promote resolution of hospitalization. Advocates to LIP and/or other health members on behalf of patient using clear, convincing rationale to lead the response/treatment needed to meet the patients needs.
  
  Participates in the evaluation of unit standards of care and identification of actual or potential problems.
• Organizes unit activities to mobilize resources in a changing environment. Displays competency in charge and preceptor roles. Follows established policies and procedures for attendance, punctuality and continuing education.…