RN - Float, PRN

Essential Functions / Major Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates an understanding of nursing unit operations and serves as a liaison between units.
• Demonstrates initiative and motivation to seek out units that need assistance; is self-directed.
• Demonstrates flexibility with changing work priorities; exhibits a teamwork attitude.
• Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
  • Reviews patient History & Physical with patient/family, assures completion within appropriate time frame.
  • Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.
  • Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.
  • Completes assessment and reassessment according to patient need and as outlined in policy and Standards of Care.
• Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data, patient, family and health team input.
  • Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
  • Goals for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient/family.
  • Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient and family in the plan of care, advocating for and supporting patient’s rights.
  • Collaborates 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 activities of the health care team.
  • Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements.
  • 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 and revise the plan of care as needed.
  • Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
  • Evaluates patient’s response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.
• Documents assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.
  • Documentation is legible, timely and in accordance with policy.
  • Documentation reflects objective/subjective data, nursing intervention and patient’s response to treatment
  • Reviews and notes physician’s orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• Promotes professional development within delivery of care.
  • Maintains clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area in which they work as demonstrated through annual validations
  • Participates in and attends internal and external education in services for continuing/ongoing education.
  • Incorporates, supports, and participates in concepts of shared leadership at both departmental and facility level.
  • Utilizes evidence based practice or research within clinical practice.
  • Actively participates in quality improvement process. Actively participates in performance measures of national nursing quality indicators.
  • Accountable for patient flow to enhance throughput within department.
  • Interacts and participates in the education/orientation of hospital personnel, patients, students, families and visitors. Promotes/supports growth of others through precepting and mentoring.
  • Seeks opportunities for growth in the profession of nursing: such as participation in professional nursing organizations; attaining advanced certification in the area in which they work.
• Displays proper etiquette and mannerisms that reflect the SHINE Behavior Standards.
• Promotes the Patient Safety Standards as a core value of the organization.

Secondary Functions:

• Participates in departmental and association wide informational meetings and in services, including staff meetings, association wide forums, and seminars.
• Reviews department and association wide policies and procedures annually.
• All other duties as assigned.

Job Scope:

This job involves:

• Frequent new and varied work…