Core Competencies

• Adheres to infection prevention guidelines
• Adheres to policies, procedures, and standards of practice to deliver safe and optimal care
• Assesses patient history, physiological, and psychosocial status
• Communicates with the patient, family, medical staff and others during the continuum of care
• Complies with Joint Commission’s national patient safety goals
• Complies with organizational quality dashboard/benchmarking goals
• Interprets common variables affecting patient care and follows reporting process
• Maintains regulatory compliance consistent with quality standards and ethical obligations of the profession
• Participates in activities in alignment with the Magnet Model
• Participates in organizational activities
• Participates in Peer Review
• Participates in professional development activities
• Performs as a preceptor in an active and engaged manner
• Provides age-specific individualized care that supports protection from harm and complies with patient safety centered interventions/bundles
• Provides patient and family education throughout the care of patient
• Uses critical thinking to formulate and carry out a care plan according to patient needs
• Utilizes resources in an economical manner
• Utilizes safe administration of medications
• Utilizes Safe Patient Handling

Department Specific Competencies

• Adjusts the patient bed appropriately for the procedure.
• Regulates patient body temperature using warm air blanket or warm blankets.
• Provides privacy for the patient.
• Monitors and manages the patient who has recently undergone general or regional anesthesia.
• Manages adjunctive airway devices effectively, including assisting with intubations. Suctions airway passages effectively and manages use of mechanical ventilation to ensure adequate gas exchange.
• Removes artificial airway nasopharyngea Oropharyngeal LMAET Tube.
• Collects and analyzes patient data to ensure airway patency and adequate gas exchange.
• Assists patients to understand information related to a specific surgery procedure.
• Monitors patients using the Aldrete Scoring system.
• Arterial Line Management- Monitors patient with arterial line , Swan-ganz, and CVP.
• Meets with patient and family regarding feedback and follows up on their issues; Implements planned service recovery strategies, if indicated, appropriately documenting the incident and informing appropriate departments
• Monitors and reports to the Unit Lead RN any patient or family complaints, intervening before issues arise and implements service recovery strategies as needed.

Education

Experience

License / Certification Requirements