Registered Nurse RN PAT Preadmission

Position Summary

This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and standards of professional nursing practice. It is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others under their direction and utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to assess data and plan, provide, and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.

• Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs; reviews patient history and physical with patient/family ensuring completion within the appropriate timeframe; reviews information from other health care team members; reviews diagnostics and laboratory data reporting abnormal results to physicians and other appropriate caregivers; completes assessment and reassessments per policy.
• Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family, and health team input; initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data, and the medical plan of care; develops realistic, measurable goals with patient/family; considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific and educational needs of the patient.
• Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team; reviews and revises the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient’s status.
• Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of the health care team; provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, complying with policies, procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements; delegates appropriately and provides nursing supervision of care delivered by other licensed nurses and personnel.
• Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
• Evaluates the patient’s and family’s response to care and teaching, revises the plan of care as needed; evaluates patient progress toward goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members; evaluates patient response and effectiveness of teaching.
• Documents assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the patient record; documentation is legible, timely, and follows policy; reflects objective/subjective data, nursing interventions, and patient response to treatment; notes physician orders accurately and timely.
• Provides care based on best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice; participates in unit or facility shared leadership; interacts and participates in education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
• Promotes/ supports growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate; contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care; actively participates in improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes; may participate in professional organizations.
• In some roles, may supervise staff and workflow of the department.
• Interacts with all levels of staff in various departments, physicians, patients, families, and external contacts, such as employees of other health care institutions, community providers, and agencies concerning the patient’s health care.

Employment Type:

Full‑time, 40 hours per week.

Shift: 10am–8:30pm.

Schedule:

Varied;
Monday–Friday and every 14th weekend rotation. On‑call:
No.

• Current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
• BLS certification required.
• Experience in acute care hospital setting for at least one year; must have worked in acute care as a registered nurse in the specialty area within the past 12 months.
• Certification or continuing education may be required based on area of practice.
• Drivers license and valid auto insurance required for home health positions.
• Fingerprint clearance card requirements for behavioral health positions in Arizona (various offices and time periods).

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Professional certification preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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