Under general supervision, provides direct patient care to assigned patients. Education: Associate Degree from an accredited School of Nursing required; BSN preferred. Bachelor's degree required within 3.5 years of start date.
Licensure/Certification: Current registration with the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses as a Registered Nurse. Completion of "Healthcare Provider" CPR course, bi-annually.
Experience: None required
Skills:
- Interpersonal communication (oral and written) skills required in order to educate and comfort patients and their families, maintain effective contacts with a variety of hospital personnel, and maintain appropriate documentation records.
- Proficiency in developing nursing plan of care, implementing effective nursing care, and evaluating outcome of nursing intervention.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
A. Assessment.
- Compiles database and formulates nursing diagnosis.
- Utilizes physical assessment and interviewing techniques.
- Anticipates need for intervention by other disciplines.
- Determines priorities for patient care needs or problems.
- Reassesses the patient as indicated by changes in condition and/ or response to treatment(s)
B. Planning.
- Initiates and updates a written nursing plan of care for patients by incorporating scientific and psychosocial principles that support the nursing diagnosis.
- Incorporates information obtained from nursing care planning conferences into written nursing plan of care.
- Coordinates patient, family, significant other, and health team members in the planning of hospital and post-discharge care.
C. Implementation.
- Performs clinical nursing skills independently.
- Administers medications, IV therapy and treatments appropriately and accurately.
- Initiates appropriate emergency procedures as necessary.
- Appropriately delegates and coordinates the duties of ancillary personnel.
- Communicates the patient's status and plan of care through written documentation in the patient's medical record.
- Verbally communicates the patient's status to physicians, nurses and other health care professionals.
- Communicates in a therapeutic manner with the patient, family and visitors.
- Applies teaching/learning principles in education of patient and family.
D. Patient Care Coordination
- Manages daily patient assignment by appropriately setting priorities.
- Delegates responsibility appropriately and monitors the nursing care delivered to patients by ancillary personnel.
- Coordinates patient activities with other disciplines.
E. Teaching and Quality Improvement
- Develops, documents and implements Patient Teaching and Discharge Planning Record.
- Participates in established patient, family, staff and/or student education program.
- Participates in clinical monitoring at the unit level.
- Identifies unit, staff and patient care problems. Takes action or refers problems to appropriate resources when indicated.
F. Nurse Residency Program (NRP)
- Positive engagement and active participation in the NRP sessions
- Demonstrates accountability and ownership of assigned program requirements
- Successful completion of program
All roles must demonstrate GBMC Values:
Respect
- I will treat everyone with courtesy. I will foster a healing environment.
- Treats others with fairness, kindness, and respect for personal dignity and privacy
- Listens and responds appropriately to others' needs, feelings, and capabilities
Excellence
- I will strive for superior performance in every aspect of my work. I will recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of others.
- Meets and/or exceeds customer expectations
- Actively pursues learning and self-development
- Pays attention to detail; follows through
Accountability
- I will be professional in the way I act, look and speak. I will take ownership to solve problems.
- Sets a positive, professional example for others
- Takes ownership of problems and does what is needed to solve them
- Appropriately plans and utilizes required resources for various job duties
- Reports to work regularly and on time
Teamwork
- I will be engaged and collaborative. I will keep people informed.
- Works cooperatively and collaboratively with others for the success of the team
- Addresses and resolves conflict in a positive way
- Seeks out the ideas of others to reach the best solutions
- Acknowledges and celebrates the contribution of others
Ethical Behavior
- I will always act with honesty and integrity. I will protect the patient.
- Demonstrates honesty, integrity and good judgment
- Respects the cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients/families/coworkers
Results
- I will set goals and measure outcomes that support organizational goals. I will give and accept help to achieve goals.
- Embraces change and improvement in the work environment
- Continuously seeks to improve the quality of products/services
- Displays flexibility in dealing with new situations or obstacles
- Achieves results on time by foc