Staff RN III - Day Surgery Float Pool

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess patient health status, determine nursing diagnosis, establish nursing goals, and develop, implement, and evaluate the nursing plan of care.
• Completes POE and addresses care gaps during the patient encounter.
• Accurately documents patient data, actions, interventions, and response to treatment according to established policies and guidelines.
• Assists with procedures and monitors patients response during and after the procedure.
• Actively participates, as a member of the healthcare team, to engage patients, families, and caregivers in the coordination of patient care.
• Leads the nursing response to medical emergencies.
• Monitors electronic messaging and emails (department InBasket) related to patient or provider requests and manages the messages or triages them to physician, associate practitioner, or others as needed.
• Initiates and monitors IV therapy, administration of medications, and other nursing procedures as prescribed by the physician or associate practitioner, and documents accordingly.
• Assesses patient and family health education needs, provides health teaching and counseling, and evaluates effectiveness of the education process.
• Conducts outgoing telephone calls to patients requiring follow-up care and preventative outreach.
• Participates in quality improvement activities and/or initiatives.
• Participates in departmental orientation, training, and competency validation of new staff (after completion of validator training).
• Leads departmental or regional performance improvement initiatives (access, quality, service, people).
• Autonomously perform procedures under provider supervision and evaluate patients response during and after the procedure.
• Serves as a preceptor, resource, and mentor for new members of the healthcare team and nursing students.
• Provide at least one (1) training in-service each year.
• Seeks and completes formal continuing education relevant to clinical discipline.
• Utilizes advanced skills to provide patient care, education, and consultation.
• Autonomously perform procedures under physician supervision, such as cardiac stress tests, RN sonography, conscious sedation, or chemotherapy infusions.
• May perform other duties as assigned.