Fay Staff RN

DCH Health System; Fayette (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

DCH Health System in Fayette, Alabama seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to lead nursing care plans, coordinate patient education and supervise team members to ensure high-quality care. The role emphasizes safety, evidence-based practice and interdisciplinary collaboration within a patient-centered care environment.

The RN provides leadership, documents care changes, participates in discharge planning, and supports ongoing performance improvement initiatives in a dynamic hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Current Alabama RN licensure.
• BLS certification required.
• Ability to read, write, speak and comprehend English.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient condition on admission and continuously, including physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural needs, pain, nutrition, function, and discharge planning.
• Plan, provide and document patient and/or family education addressing learning barriers.
• Evaluate and reevaluate care; coordinate planning with patient, family, providers and other disciplines.
• Assign and delegate nursing care to team members per patient needs and team capabilities.
• Apply safety principles and document observations, care and changes in care plan.
• Participate in transition rounds, care planning and shift reports.
• Support performance improvement activities and PI measures; assist with changes for improvement.
• Perform initial and annual competency per job class.

Skills

Nursing

Patient education

Team leadership

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. The Registered Nurse provides leadership to other team members by articulating and delegating expected standards of care, supervising and encouraging team members, and supporting their contributions. The RN supervises PCAs and 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.


• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook.


• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.


• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.


• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.


• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.


• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.


• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.


• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Current Alabama RN licensure and current BLS required. Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.