Registered Nurse / RN - Same Day Unit
Company: DCH
Location: Northport
Posted on: June 23, 2022
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Job Description:
Overview
Plans, coordinates and directs quality, compassionate care by
maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating
positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families. Provides
leadership to other team members by articulating and delegating
expected standards of care, supervising and encouraging team
members, and supporting their contributions. Supervises LPNs, PCAs,
PCAs/US, OTs, and/or US.
Responsibilities
* Assesses condition on each assigned patient on admission and on
an ongoing basis to include but not limited to the patient's
physical condition, psychological status, social status, spiritual
and cultural needs, pain assessment/management, nutritional and
functional status, developmental or age related factors, and
discharge planning needs. - Plans, provides, and documents patient
and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral,
psychological, developmental, and age-related factors, after
identifying barriers to learning. - Evaluates and regularly
reevaluates patient care; coordinates care planning with patient,
family, providers and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered
outcomes. - Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in
accordance with the patient's needs and the capabilities of the
team members. - Applies safety principles when performing care and
accurately documents observations, care provided and changes in
care plan. - Participates in transition rounds, care
planning/problem identification and team shift reports. - Assists
in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams
as warranted, assisting with PI measures and supporting and
implementing changes necessary for improvement. - Performs initial
and annual competency per job class. DCH Standards - Maintains
performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial
standards as outlined in the performance evaluation. - Must adhere
to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive
relationships withpatients/families, coworkers, colleagues, and
with self. - Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and
procedures. - Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance
software, learning management software and intranet. - Performs
compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook - All
other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Current Alabama RN licensure required. Current American Heart
Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training
required. AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training
required within the orientation period. AHA Pediatric Advanced Life
Support (PALS) training required within the orientation period.
Professional Nursing Certifcation preferred. Must be able to read,
write legibly, speak, and comprehend English. WORK CONTEXT -
Demonstrate leadership skills - Requires decision making that will
affect others - Responsible to achieve outcomes - Must be able to
communicate clearly and accurately - Ability to delegate to team
members and students - Must be able to receive delegation - Address
conflict and stressful situation - Communicate with different
personalities and engage in face to face discussion - Dealing with
unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities - Must
be able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting - Must be
able to work in groups - Must be able to perform structured and
unstructured work - Must be meet time pressure and time lines -
Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease,
infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning
solutions - Requires wearing of common protective and safety
equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.
PHYSICAL FACTORS - Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force
occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up
to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects - Must be able to
tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking - Must be able
to reach reasonable distances in any direction - Must be able to
stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop - Must be able to run in an
emergency - Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to
lift, push, pull and carry objects - Must be able to move fingers
in a coordinated manner and must be ablet o feel and perceive
temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips - Must be able
to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation -
Must possess stamina to work prolonged shifts - Hearing and vision
must be normal or corrected to within normal range. - Physical
presence onsite is essential.
Keywords: DCH, Tuscaloosa , Registered Nurse / RN - Same Day Unit, Other , Northport, Alabama
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