PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION
Coordinates total nursing care for patients. Participates in patient and family teaching and provides leadership by working cooperatively in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care to provide for the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient.
- Establishes and maintains communication, and utilizes teaching opportunities to provide for the specific learning needs of each patient and their significant other(s).
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care to the patients served on their unit.
- Collaborates with Physician regarding patient condition, orders, treatment plan, and anticipated needs to ensure exceptional patient care.
- Demonstrates accountability and leadership in the performance of LPNs, Nurse Aides, Orderlies, and Secretaries to ensure quality of patient care and promotion of team collaboration.
- Complies with organizational policies, procedures, and practices to ensure quality job performance and hospital compliance.
- Maintains all department and unit specific competencies for provision of patient care.
- Displays Service Excellence as evidenced by practicing the mission, vision, and values of the organization to promote patient satisfaction.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Licensed by the Ohio Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse
- BLS (within 5 weeks of hire)
- Maximum exposure in regard to universal precautions.
- Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on his/her assigned unit/department.
- Knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient status.
- Ability to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 2 years of general nursing experience
- Previous psychiatric experience
- Certification in psychiatric, mental health nursing
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent activities in walking, sitting, lifting, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, and standing. The associate will be required to lift 50 pounds or more and work above shoulder level. The associate must have corrected vision and hearing in the normal range. Excellent verbal communication skills are required to perform daily tasks.
This position is classified at risk for possible occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)
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