Registered Nurse Admission and Discharge - Patient Flow Operations

• Develops comprehensive nursing care plan which addresses all significant needs and problems identified during nursing admission assessment.

Patient Care Provision

• Completes nursing activities associated with the admission and discharge of assigned patients.

• Provides safe and therapeutic care and seeks resources when appropriate.

• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure thorough and effective transitions for admitting and discharging patients.

Patient Care Evaluation

• Evaluates patient response to interventions and attainment of goals in collaboration with interdisciplinary team.

• Completes nursing documentation for admission and discharge functions for assigned patients.

Teaching

• Evaluates education needs of patient and significant others and documents their response to teaching.

• Utilizes, adapts, and revises teaching resources to meet patient education needs.

• Explains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and families as needed.

Patient Care Communication

• Reports and documents accurately and concisely to appropriate persons the patient's condition.

• Maintains patient confidentiality.

• Applies basic verbal and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effective communication among care team members, patients, and significant others.

• Encourages direct discussion between staff members when differences occur and seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed.

• Contributes to the overall identification, implementation and improvement of the throughput process.

• Gives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately.

• Identifies actual and potentially unsafe patient care practices, reports them in the designated manner, and suggests alternatives.

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Nursing required

• RN License in state of employment or compact required

• BLS required

Work

Schedule

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday

Work Type

Per Diem As Needed