RN- Health Care (Full-Time
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Alexandria
Posted on: May 9, 2024
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Job Description:
Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on
long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope
with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes
appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a
means to help manage the clinical situation. 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. ---
Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
--- Assess learning needs and provides education to patients,
family members and/or care givers; CORE COMPETENCIES Standard I:
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 the designated unit's patient population Standard II. Unit
Operations --- Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing
care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned
shift --- Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and
maintenance of equipment and Supplies --- Assesses departmental
staffing needs; Educates and trains others on the operations,
ethics, and regulations within the industry Standard IV. 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 --- Educates and trains
others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the
industry --- Knowledge of federal, state and local
healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with
these in healthcare practices and activities TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
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 ---
Explains health information documentation best practices and their
rationale across health care practices 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 to ensure patient safety --- 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 on unit and
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 --- Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses
and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis
and reporting in real-time Meets all requirements identified in
this position description. 1 year of experience in the related
nursing specialty preferred. Education: Bachelor of Science Degree
in Nursing preferred. New hires are precepted by a designated
trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are
validated through successful completion of the designated
organizational entry competency validation and a Perinatal
Department -specific competency validation.
Licenses/Certifications/Registrations: RN Licensure in state of
employment or compact BLS required. Current certification from NCC
Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM) or one of the following AWHONN
courses: within 90 days of hire for new graduates and experienced
nurses new to the specialty then required to maintain course
certification thereafter. Work Schedule: 7AM - 7PM Work Type: Full
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contact us at (844) 257-6925.
Keywords: CHRISTUS Health, Alexandria , RN- Health Care (Full-Time, Healthcare , Alexandria, Louisiana
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