Nurse (COVID Medical Unit Job Saint Louis area,St. Louis Missouri USA,Nursing

Position: Nurse (COVID Medical Unit)
Location: St. Louis

Position Overview

The Registered Nurse is a professional practitioner who assesses, manages, directs, and provides nursing care activities during the patient’s hospital stay and coordinates planning with other disciplines utilizing a patient/customer driven approach.

Benefits

Competitive, affordable health insurance
Retirement savings program
Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Schedule

Night shift: 7 pm – 7 am, rotating weekends and holidays

Position Accountabilities and Performance Criteria

Performs comprehensive nursing assessment and reassessment

Accurately and completely documents findings
Assesses and documents education and discharge needs of patient and family at admission and throughout hospitalization
Provides patient reassessment documenting pertinent observations according to the patient plan of care, changes in condition, status and/or diagnosis, response to care, procedures, etc., and standards of care

Establishes, coordinates, and evaluates a plan of care based on analysis of assessment data, patient diagnosis, lab data, tests, procedures, physician orders, protocols, and standards of care

Identifies short‑ and long‑term goals based on patient care needs
Formulates nursing interventions to achieve desired patient outcomes
Incorporates disease‑specific evidence‑based practice into nursing care plan and other documentation

Provides and documents nursing interventions based on assessed patient needs, plan of care, and changes in patient status

Collaborates with appropriate health team members for coordination of daily plan of care for assigned patients
Provides, coordinates, and communicates patient care, including accurate hand‑off communication reports
Administers and documents medications accurately according to policies and procedures
Monitors, maintains, and documents accurate IV fluids and parenteral nutrition according to policies and procedures
Completes referrals as indicated by assessment data
Requests consultation for special needs, equipment, or information for patient and/or family
Provides patient/family education and discharge planning per documentation guidelines and protocol
Clarifies all physician orders as warranted
Acknowledges and implements physician orders in an accurate and timely manner as evidenced by documentation in the medical record
Assists physician with procedures/treatments as requested or delegates to Care Partner as appropriate
Documents “Readback” for all telephone/verbal orders
Takes telephone/verbal orders only in emergency situations
Recognizes changes in patient’s condition and takes appropriate nursing actions
Involves the family/guardian when providing care and in decision‑making as appropriate
Recognizes risks for patient and takes appropriate action
Incorporates use of Infection Control practices in daily care

Documents and communicates nursing care and/or changes in patient condition

Performs and documents ongoing evaluation of effectiveness of care based on assessment data, nursing interventions, patient response to medications, treatments, and procedures
Evaluates and documents effectiveness of patient/family education
Evaluates plan of care and modifies as indicated
Recognizes significant changes in patient’s clinical parameters and reports immediately to physician and others as indicated
Identifies problems, gathers pertinent data, suggests solutions, communicates using appropriate lines of authority, and works toward problem resolution
Reports variation from care/treatment following the occurrence reporting policy and procedures

Specialized care for patients at high risk for injury

Restraint care: initiates/evaluates alternatives to restraint prior to application; provides specified patient care (toileting, skin care, hydration, feeding, etc.)
Documents restraint use and associated care thoroughly
Incorporates patient's cultural/spiritual beliefs regarding pain into pain management plan
Considers other methods of pain control when developing plan of care (massage, repositioning, immobilization, and music therapy)
Reports signs of possible abuse/neglect to the Administrative Director of Behavioral Health, physician, Risk Management, and Social Work

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