RN STAFF Job Stockton area,California USA,Nursing

Position: RN STAFF 3 (OR - FT)

Position Summary

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
The assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients and their families in a safe environment. Functions as a Proficient nurse (Benner, Novice to Expert Nursing Theory) within the competency checklist of assigned unit. Accountable for effective leadership and direction to the nursing care team ensuring patients' comfort, safety and personal care. Must be able to perform jobs in all patient care and operational areas subject to reasonable accommodations, also be able to employ all mandatory safety devices and procedures.

Must participate in the Respiratory Protection Program, which may include the wearing of a respirator which requires a clean shaven face. This is a union position.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Clinical Practice

Performs comprehensive assessment on assigned patients.
Assesses patient condition thoroughly, utilizing information obtained from physician, health team members, family and diagnostic measures.
Recognizes signs and symptoms that indicate real and potential problems.
Distinguishes between clinically relevant and irrelevant data.
Identifies patient and family level of knowledge and understanding of illness and managing health and identifies language and learning barriers.
Identifies discharge planning needs.
Recognizes cardiac arrhythmias and changes in hemodynamic status consistent with unit standards.

Develops individualized comprehensive documented plan of care for all patients.

Accurately identifies patient needs based on interpretation of observations and clinical knowledge and judgment.
Sets priorities and makes decisions in timely manner.
Develops individual plan of care with realistic outcome criteria and adjusts this plan on a continuing basis.
Knows physician’s plan for patient, expected length of stay, outcome criteria and discharge goals. Communicates them to patient/significant others and other members of the healthcare team.
Demonstrates knowledge of CORE measures and other relevant quality standards in developing plan of care.
Incorporates evidence-based care in the development of the patient’s plan of care.

Implements patient care.

Demonstrates competency in performing safe nursing care for patient population based on unit standards.
Able to relate interventions to patients’ condition and recognizes interrelationships of patient problems (actual and potential) and pathophysiology.
Logically sequences nursing care to meet patient needs within defined time frames.
Displays understanding of standard pharmacological agents used in treating patient conditions in assigned unit. Safely administers medication according to policy.
Includes ongoing patient education within care delivery, including wellness strategies, and keeps patient informed of the treatment modalities.
Recognizes, reports and corrects unsafe practice.
Demonstrates primary concern for infection control and for patient safety including utilization of “time outs” prior to procedures.
Independently utilizes complex equipment and supplies.
Able to problem solve, troubleshoot and take corrective measures in care and handling of equipment.
Recognizes, intervenes in and appropriately directs life threatening patient situations.
ICU only:
Manages hemodynamics requiring titrations of multiple pharmacological infusions.
ICU only:
Recovers CT surgery patients in the first 24 hours post‑operatively.
Telemetry only:
Demonstrates efficiency in caring for patients pre/post catheterization and/or categorized as rapid evaluation chest pain patients meeting established time frames.
Telemetry only:
Demonstrates safe sheath removal and groin management.
OR, Endoscopy, Cath Lab:
Assists in patient preparation according to routine of the procedure to be done.
OR, Cath Lab:
Keeps constant vigilance of movements and techniques of all personnel to insure no break in aseptic technique; speaks up when breaks are identified.
OR, Cath Lab:
May be asked to scrub‑in to assist physician and perform the hemodynamic monitoring of patient, after being trained to act as a resource person at each skill.
Cath Lab:
Demonstrates safe sheath removal and groin management.
OR…