Under general supervision and in collaboration with other members of the health care team, uses clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems. The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluation nursing care for patients and coordinating nurses care activities with other health care disciplines.
Essential Functions:
- Performs accurate multi-system assessments, including: biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, education needs and discharge planning needs.
- Identifies deviations from normal on routine lab diagnostic tests.
- Reassesses patient throughout hospitalization.
- Performs complete discharge assessment.
- Develops an individual nursing plan of care.
- Nursing plan of care is sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient.
- Coordinates patient care activities and discharge planning with other hospital and clinic departments and community agencies.
- Develops patient teaching plan and documents on care plan or teaching plan.
- Appropriately delegates patient care activities based on patient's condition and scope of practice of other health care providers.
- Establishes priorities for patient care.
- Classifies acuity level of assigned patients.
- Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for the management of the medical and/or surgical patient.
- Bases nursing care on protocol in place for management of each patient.
- Correctly carries out the physician's plan of care.
- Accurately documents in the EMR.
- Documents care according to policy and procedure.
- Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach when appropriate.
- Performs all necessary procedures correctly.
- Utilizes available teaching plans in addressing patient teaching needs.
- Accurately calculates and administers medications.
- Initiates appropriate measures in emergency situations.
- Evaluates assessment methods, plan of care, and patient's response to treatment.
- Participates in unit quality assurance activities.
- Able to assess and care for the critical care patient following ASPAN guidelines.
- Demonstrates ability to manage an airway.
- Knowledgeable in anesthesia agents and adjuncts - able to assess and care for adult patients that are post general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, epidural patients and MAC patients.
- Knowledgeable in caring for pediatric post-anesthesia patient and their families.
- Competent in pain management and nausea/vomiting control.
- Competent in thermoregulation; familiar with Malignant Hyperthermia protocol.
- Able to identify and document cardiac rhythm changes and report to physician as appropriate.
- Able to assess patients for post-op complications, intervene appropriately and notify physician.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Nine (9) months of experience.
- Two (2) to five (5) years of critical care experience.
- Two (2) to five (5) years of PACU experience preferred.
- Previous health care experience preferred.
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing or a related field preferred.
- Current Oregon RN License upon hire.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers CPR with AED.
- Current ACLS certification.
- Current PALS certification, or required within six (6) months of hire.
- Computer keyboarding skills.
- Advanced patient assessment skills.
- Able to coordinate care of up to two post anesthesia patients at a time.
- Able to respond to crisis situations calmly and appropriately.
- Able to work collaboratively with other members of the surgical team.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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