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Overview

Nurse-Clinical Resident RN FNB 64H

Job Code: 20280

FLSA Status

Job Family: NURSING

Job Summary

Provides direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting. Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership, co-workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Provides high quality patient care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision making, compassion, integrity, respect, and empathy. Preserves the patient's autonomy, dignity, and rights, and restores health whenever possible. Able to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization. Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition.

• Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed.

• Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities.

• Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.

• Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services.

• Communicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.

• Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.

• Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with social services regarding both hospital and post discharge needs.

• Demonstrates cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.

• Prioritizes patient care effectively and efficiently.

• Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care.

• Assumes lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.

Specifications

Experience

Description:

Minimum Required: Minimum of 2 years' experience in current unit or in specialty area.

Preferred/Desired:

Education

Description:

Minimum Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Preferred/Desired:

Training

Description:

Minimum Required:

Preferred/Desired:

Special Skills

Description:

Minimum Required: Computer literacy

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

Description:

Minimum Required: RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE

Preferred/Desired: ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification

Reporting Relationships

Does this position formally supervise employees? If set to YES, then this position has the authority (delegated) to hire, terminate, discipline, promote or effectively recommend such to manager.

Reporting Relationships: No

Work Environment

Functional Demands

Label Short Description Full Description

Sedentary Very light energy level Lift 10lbs. box overhead. Lift and carry 15lbs. Push/pull 20lbs. cart

Light Moderate energy level Lift and carry 25-35lbs. Push/pull 50-100lbs. (ie. empty bed, stretcher)

Medium High energy level Lift and carry 40-50lbs. Push/pull +/ lbs. (Patient on bed, stretcher) Lateral