Registered Nurse Clinic - Pediatric Multi Specialty

Summary

Provides general nursing care to patients in a clinic or medical office. Administers medication, prepares equipment and assists physicians/healthcare providers in the treatment of patients.

Responsibilities

• 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 psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families.

• Administering medications and treatments; monitoring for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed; documenting patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.

• Assess learning needs and provide education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identifying issues and resources.

Utilizes the Nursing Process

• Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, Spiritual, and development needs of patient and families

• Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members

• Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice. Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals

• Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s). Performs timely reassessment and documentation

• Must be able to perform unit specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for designated unit's patient population

Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

• Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow

Unit Operations

• Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies

Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations

• Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes

• Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities

• Provides evidence-based nursing care

• Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care

Leadership

• Serves as a leader of patient care

Clinical Policies and Standards

• Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures

• Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance

• Provides feedback for improvement of procedures

• Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures

• Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques

Health Information Documentation

• Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation

• Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records

• Describes the flow of information between various stations or units

• Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation

• Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy

Medical Equipment

• Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility

• Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems

• Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment

• Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use

• Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment

Medical Order Processing

• Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions

• Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders

• Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting

• Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders

• Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each

Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation

• Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients under own care

• Reviews patients’ charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions

• Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff

• Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned

• Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others

Patient Safety

• Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings

• Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings

• Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members

• Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems

• Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others

Requirements

Education/Skills

• Graduate of a Registered Nursing program, Bachelor’s Degree preferred

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience

• Completion of Nurse Residency Program

• Six (6) months’ to one (12) months clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• RN license in good standing in state of employment or a compact state , if applicable

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support

Work Schedule

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday

Work Type

Full Time