Description Summary: The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.
Responsibilities
- Provides routine and complex care, in accordance with patient treatment 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.
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Meets expectations for flexibility of assignment within the ministry.
- Proactively provide assignment availability on a regular basis.
- Able to be assigned to more than one unit.
- 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 patients 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 provide education to patients, family members and/or caregivers;
- identify issues and resources.
Requirements
- Education/Skills Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred.
- Experience Minimum of 5 years of combined experience required in both MedSurg and Intermediate Care, and either Critical Care or Emergency Department.
- 1 year of preceptor experience required.
- Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications BLS required.
- RN License in state of employment or compact required
Work Schedule: MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE Work Type: Full Time