Registered Nurse - Clinical - Abdominal Transplant

Job Summary

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

• Comprehensive Nursing Assessment:
  • Perform age‑appropriate admission or transfer assessment.
  • Obtain input from family/guardian when appropriate.
  • Accurately document findings.
  • Assess post‑op/post-invasive procedure patients.
  • Document education and discharge needs at admission and throughout hospitalization.
  • Provide reassessment and document observations per plan of care, changes in condition, and responses to care and procedures.
• Plan of Care Development:
  • Establish, coordinate, and evaluate a plan of care based on assessment data, diagnoses, lab results, physician orders, protocols, and other relevant information.
  • Identify short and long term goals, formulate nursing interventions, and incorporate disease‑specific evidence‑based practices into the care plan.
• Nursing Interventions:
  • Collaborate with health team members for daily care plan coordination.
  • Provide, coordinate, and communicate patient care, including handoff communication reports.
  • Administer and document medications accurately according to policies and procedures.
  • Monitor, maintain, and document IV fluids and parenteral nutrition.
  • Complete referrals and request consultations for special needs, equipment, or information.
  • Educate patient and family, plan discharge, clarify physician orders, and ensure timely implementation.
  • Assist physicians with procedures or delegate to the Care Partner as appropriate.
  • Document readback for telephone verbal orders and take orders only in emergency situations.
  • Recognize changes in patient condition and take appropriate nursing actions.
  • Involve family/guardian in care decisions when appropriate.
  • Identify patient risks, act appropriately, and apply infection control practices.
• Nursing Care Review:
  • Perform and document ongoing evaluation of care effectiveness.
  • Evaluate effectiveness of patient/family education and modify the plan as needed.
  • Report significant changes in clinical parameters immediately to physician and others as indicated.
  • Identify problems, gather data, propose solutions, and communicate through appropriate authority lines.
  • Report variations from care/treatment following occurrence reporting policy.
• Specialized Care (High‑Risk Patients):
  • Restraint Care: Initiate/evaluate alternatives, apply restraints per approved procedure, monitor response, provide specified care, consult peers, and document thoroughly.
  • Pain Management: Assess pain presence, incorporate cultural/spiritual beliefs, implement techniques, include family in plan development, and consider therapeutic methods.
  • Abuse Assessment: Recognize abuse criteria, report signs to appropriate authorities, and take actions to support patient safety.
• Professional Practice:
  • Adhere to quality standards, policies, and protocols; participate in learning experiences.
  • Demonstrate appropriate technical and cognitive skills; keep up to date with unit information, policies, and procedures.
  • Participate in committees, shared governance, staff meetings, and review hospital/nursing publications.
  • Show ability to adapt to changing work demands and support peers.
  • Orient, precept, and supervise new staff nurses; maintain collaborative team approach.
• Safety & Infection Control:
  • Practice standard precautions and dispose of hazardous waste per guidelines.
  • Maintain a safe, clean environment, follow hand hygiene, use safe patient handling equipment, and adhere to dress code.
  • Report risk management concerns using eSRM.
• Mandatory Requirements:
  • Maintain current RN license and certifications (BLS, HI, TB screening, influenza vaccination, ethics training, safety training, abuse & neglect course, blood‑borne pathogens training as required).
  • Complete annual competency, population‑specific competency, and orientation competency as applicable.
• Service Excellence (Customer‑Focused Care):
  • Demonstrate care, courtesy, and respectful service; meet physical, spiritual, psychological, and emotional needs.
  • Communicate…