IMMEDIATE HIRE FOR REGISTERED NURSE / RN SHIFT CARE - HOME
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Sulphur Springs
Posted on: April 26, 2024
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Job Description:
Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on
long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope
with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes
appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a
means to help manage the clinical situation. Consistent with the
ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care
utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis,
planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients ---
Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural,
and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their
level of practice --- Using the appropriate protocol, administers
medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and
effectiveness of the treatment prescribed --- Documents patient
history, symptoms, medication, and care given --- Assess learning
needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or
care givers; identify issues and resources CORE COMPETENCIES
Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process --- Uses critical thinking
skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social,
cultural, --- Spiritual, and development needs of patient and
families --- Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team
members --- Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies
it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice.
--- Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors
and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals ---
Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the
patient response to the care and treatment(s). --- Performs timely
reassessment and documentation --- Must be able to perform
unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need
for the designated unit's patient population Standard II. Unit
Operations --- Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing
care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned
shift --- Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and
maintenance of equipment and Supplies --- Assesses departmental
staffing needs; Educates and trains others on the operations,
ethics, and regulations within the industry. Safe Practice/Quality
Care/Regulations --- Incorporates patient safety
practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in
positive patient outcomes --- Demonstrates accountability for
nursing research and quality improvement activities --- Provides
evidence-based nursing care --- Communicates patient information
effectively across the continuum of care --- Educates and trains
others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the
industry. --- Knowledge of federal, state and local
healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with
these in healthcare practices and activities. TECHNICAL
COMPETENCIES Clinical Policies and Standards --- Follows a specific
set of standards and associated clinical procedures --- Analyzes
policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational
compliance --- Provides feedback for improvement of procedures ---
Assists in the development and implementation of specific
procedures --- Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools
and techniques Health Information Documentation --- Shares
experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient
documentation --- Walk through the steps and procedures for
receiving, validating and updating patient records --- Describes
the flow of information between various stations or units ---
Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic
documentation --- Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques
for ensuring their accuracy --- Explains health information
documentation best practices and their rationale across health care
practices. Medical Equipment --- Describes experience with basic
medical equipment used in own unit or facility --- Uses standard
diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment
problems --- Educates patients about the appropriate use of home
medical equipment --- Ensures that all equipment and related
supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient
safety --- Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment
Medical Order Processing --- Shares experiences with processing
medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions ---
Describes functions and features of the system used to enter,
validate, update and forward medical orders --- Discusses common
errors, their sources and procedures for correcting --- Explains
considerations for entering and following standing orders ---
Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and
considerations for each Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation
--- Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient
charts for patients on unit and under own care --- Reviews
patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts
to mistakes or omissions --- Recognizes unexpected readings and
alerts nursing or medical staff --- Relates examples of
mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned --- Reviews,
discusses and validates own interpretation with others Patient
Safety --- Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more
patient groups or settings --- Explains key features of safety
guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings --- Listens
and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members
--- Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs
of problems --- Describes considerations for patients who can cause
to harm to self, versus harm to others --- Utilizes appropriate
systems to document misses and near misses, participates in
immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.
Requirements: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred. 1
year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred. BLS
required RN License in state of employment or compact Work
Schedule: PRN Work Type: Per Diem As Needed EEO is the law - click
below for more information: If you would like to contact us
regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance
completing the application process, please contact us at (844)
257-6925.
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