RN Med Surg Full Time Nights

Primary Duties 

• Maintains knowledge of the nursing process and the path physiology disease. Demonstrates knowledge of the nursing process and utilizes it in assessment of path physiology disease.
• Develops a plan of care based on assessments of patient problems with appropriate interventions.
• All patients assigned to RN have a plan of care based on assessments and interventions are appropriate.
• Ability to organize patient care responsibilities with assignment of ancillary staff based on skills and experience. 
• Patient care has been organized with appropriate assignment of ancillary staff.
• Provides patient education based on disease and discharge of planning needs.  All patients assigned to RN have educational needs met and documentation is present on chart.                         
• Administers medications safely.  No evidence of serious medication errors or careless practice. 
• Maintains patient confidentiality and provides information to patients when needed for Informed Consent.
• Observes patient’s rights, confidentiality & reports incidents of elder abuse when indicated.   
• Archives competencies in skills needed for the unit assigned.  Competencies are achieved and maintained through annual appraisal. 
• Completes documentation as required for chart documents and unusual occurrences (Incident Reports).  Charting documentation is complete; incident reports are timely and routed appropriately.         
• Maintains currency in nursing practice by attending seminars, in-services, and journal reading. 
• Nursing practice reflects currency in theory and adherence to correct principles.                             
• Assists in planning, supervising and instructing LVN’s, CNA’s and students. 
• Supervises and evaluates RN’s, LVN’s and Patient Care Technicians.                               
• Knowledge of patient’s rights, confidentiality, & Elder Abuse Reporting requirements. 
• Observes Patients’ Bill of Rights & reports incidents of Elder Abuse, if indicated.                     
• Ability to recognize and appropriately respond to cardiac arrhythmias displayed on a monitor and/or printed strip.  Correctly identifies and appropriately responds to basic cardiac arrhythmias.

Physical demands: 

• Heavy physical effort (lift/carry up to 50 lbs.)
• Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking
• Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patients

Working Conditions:

• Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances
• May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases
• Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and wastes
• Occasional exposure to unpleasant patient or unit elements
• Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases
• Requires judgment/action which could result in death of patient

Minimum Education/Certification/Experience:

• Current CA RN license
• Current CPR Certification
• ACLS within 90 days of hire
• Dysrhythmia interpretation course or demonstrated competency in interpretation of dysrhythmias by the end of orientation. 
• 1 year Acute Care experience preferred
        

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