Registered Nurse PNR - Acute Care

This position applies the nursing process in providing direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families. The position also collaborates, in a collegial manner, with physicians and other health care team members in meeting the patient's needs. This position may delegate certain aspects of care to those under their direct supervision, within the scope of nursing practice. Nurses in this position are:
Newly licensed RNs in specialty areas where they are enrolled in and required to complete the First Year Experience Program; RNs with less than 1 year full time acute care RN experience prior to entering their RN role at Tri Health; RNs with less than 2 years part time acute care RN experience prior to entering their RN role  nurse will be moved to the Registered Nurse
- Staff position upon completion of all First Year Experience program requirements.

• Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing (Required)
• Up to 1 year experience Clinical Nursing (Required)
• Required to complete all elements of the First Year Experience Program within 1 year
• Knowledge, judgment and skills derived from the Principles of Biological, Physical, Behavioral, Social and Nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs at various stages of the life cycle
• Preferred membership in related professional organization
• Registered Nurse

Performs initial and ongoing assessment of patient and family. Completes initial assessment tool. Documents ongoing assessment per unit/Tri Health guidelines. Communicates assessment findings to other health care providers as appropriate. Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment. Plans care for patient and family based on assessment, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes. Initiates and individualizes appropriate patient care guidelines/plan of care or clinical pathways.

Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs. Provides a safe, therapeutic environment, maintains patient's autonomy, dignity, and rights, and is sensitive to patient diversity. Communicates plan of care to others. Develops both short and long term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning. Balances priorities of the patient's needs and those of the unit/facility.

Seeks resources to help formulate ethical decisions. Recognizes emergency situations and takes appropriate action. Completes patient assignment including documentation within scheduled timeframe. Bases interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes and documents accordingly. Trains/educates other staff and acts an expert resource in specialty area through abilities in existing and newer knowledge and skills. Effectively communicates and understands/executes physician orders. Evaluates the plan of care for patient based on optimal specific patient outcomes.

Documents the patient/family response to care including teaching. Collaborates with the patient/family and with other members of the health care team, including physicians, to revise plan of care as needed. Supervises the care that was delegated to other health care team members. Demonstrates organizations responsibilities:
Identifies areas for self improvement, functions in relief charge / resource role as requested, completes assignments within scheduled time frames, cooperates with instructor to facilitate effective learning experiences for students, maintains current knowledge in area of practice, demonstrates knowledge of organizational and department changes.

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