Position: Registered Nurse
Description:
- Nursing Care Assessment and Documentation:
Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards. Utilizes the framework for professional nursing practice and development. - Quality Assurance and Improvement:
Ensures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals, and making or recommending necessary adjustments following hospital and nursing division philosophies and standards. - Evidence-Based Care:
Provides comprehensive, safe, and effective evidence-based nursing care to achieve identified health outcomes. - Promote Healing Environment:
Creates and maintains a healing environment conducive to patient recovery. - Preparation of Equipment and Supplies:
Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, and supplies, and ensures that stock levels of supplies are maintained. - Communication Skills:
Utilizes high-level communication skills with patients, families, and the healthcare team to ensure clear understanding and positive interactions. - Patient Discharge Coordination:
Refers and coordinates the patient’s discharge arrangements with the case manager in accordance with the DSFH discharge policy. - Quality Improvement (QI) Responsibilities:
Performs other QI responsibilities as delegated by the Nurse Manager. - Patient-Centered Care:
Creates partnerships with patients and families to establish goals and plans for delivering patient-centered care. - Adherence to Ethical Standards:
Performs duties in accordance with the code of conduct and ethical standards as outlined in the HCM policies and guidelines.