To ensure the delivery of competent, high quality clinical care in a caring compassionate environment.
Responsibilities
- Completes nursing history and assessment accurately within expected time frames.
- Determines and delivers age-appropriate care.
- Delegates duties based on complexity of patient needs.
- Utilizes critical thinking skills in prioritization of care.
- Develops and prioritizes individualized plan of care.
- Coordinates and collaborates plan of care with health care team.
- Incorporates discharge planning needs in plan of care.
- Documents interventions that are accurate, pertinent, timely, and legible.
- Administers medication observing the '5 rights'.
- Administers medication correctly based on patient's age and clinical condition.
- Performs skills and tasks required by unit expectations.
- Provides a safe environment.
- Includes patient, caregivers, and disciplines in care, council, and health teaching.
- Demonstrates correct use and troubleshooting of equipment.
- Evaluates the efficacy of the plan of care.
- Modifies based on patient's current condition.
- Ability to supervise staff members who provide direct patient care.
- Provides health care at the best value without compromising patient care.
- Responsible and accountable for all actions.
- Practices within the scope of license.
- Able to charge PP floor.
Required Skills
Minimum Education
- Graduate of an Approved School of Nursing.
Required Licenses
- Registered Nurse licensed in the State of Kentucky or compact state.
- BLS certification – American Heart Association (Healthcare Provider) or American Red Cross (Healthcare Provider) required, must be current.
- ACLS Certification required, must be current.
Required Experience
Minimum Work Experience
- Background in critical care preferred.
Qualifications
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Possesses effective interpersonal relationship skills.
- Basic knowledge of or ability to learn various electroencephalographic procedures and processes.
- Ability to read and comprehend English at a level necessary to follow written and oral instructions and safety precautions.
- Bilingual, English and Spanish preferred.
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