Registered Nurse (RN) - 7 East MICU

Job Description

Delivers and ensures patient care by assessing and diagnosing patient s condition, developing plan of care and evaluating patient s response to care. Participates in patient education and discharge planning. Collaborates with, coordinates and guides designated care team members in planning patient care and achieving goals.

• Develops and evaluates plan of care.
  • Systematically and continuously assesses patient s knowledge base and physical, psychosocial and spiritual health through interviews, physical examinations and data collection
  • Consults with multidisciplinary health care team in regard to nursing assessment findings.
  • Creates written, individualized plan of care based on priority of patient problems, anticipated length of stay, input from patient and family and other members of the health care team.
  • Communicates pertinent information and changes in patient status to appropriate members of care team and other health care providers, as necessary.
  • Collaborates with team members to make changes in plan of care, as necessary.
• Provides and/or delegates patient care according to the plan of care and established protocols.
  • Utilizes clinical resources in implementing patient care and provides rationale for patient care decisions.
  • Conducts clinical rounds, provides emergency care and administers medications to patient.
  • Operates equipment required for patient care according to manufacturer s recommendations.
  • Performs and assists with procedures and treatments on unit including but not limited to changing dressings, feeding patients and providing pre/post operative care.
  • Practices and monitors infection control standards.
  • Promotes and provides patient safety in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
• Documents patient care, as required on all appropriate forms.
  • Enters date and time of entry and signs name in legible manner on patient s chart.
  • Completes Nursing Admission Assessment 24 hours after admission.
  • Documents patient s response to interventions and plan of care on the Progress Notes
  • Performs vital signs and pain score at least every four hours.
  • Completes Transfer Assessments on patients transferred out of the unit and Perioperative Assessments on patients scheduled for surgery or procedures.
  • Completes Frequent Observations and the Intake/Outtake Record according to established protocols.
  • Initiates and completes health care referrals in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides patient education.
  • Identifies patients learning needs upon admission.
    
    Informs and educates patient and family to enable participation in their care and decision making.
  • Develops and implements a teaching plan of care.
    
    Conducts patient teaching conferences.
    
    Documents patient teaching.
• Participates in Quality Improvement process.
  • Participates in developing and implementing of unit goals and objectives.
  • Attends in-service programs on new products and equipment used on unit.
  • Completes occurrence reports according to policy and unit-based audits, as assigned.
  • Participates in identifying problems requiring investigation and in developing and implementing corrective action plans for the unit.
• Participates in unit staff meetings and unit based clinical conferences, as scheduled.
  
  Represents the clinical unit on committees, as assigned.
  
  Submits annual record of continuing educations and self-assessment of clinical performance.
• Performs the responsibilities of charge nurse and preceptor according to established protocols, as assigned.
• Performs related duties, as required.

ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. Bachelor s Degree in Nursing, preferred. Must be enrolled in an accredited program within 24 months of employment, if hired after September 1, 2010 and obtain a BSN degree within five (5) years of employment date.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• BCLS, ACLS or PALS, required.

Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

When determining a team member s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).