Registered Nurse Weekend Alternative

Reports to the Director and/or Manager. Is the administrative representative and nursing leader for a designated shift. Assigns job duties and patient care in order to facilitate high quality, cost-effective care. Collaborates with other professional, clinical and ancillary staff in providing quality care to patients.

MISSION, VALUES and SERVICE GOALS

• MISSION: We deliver outstanding care, inspire health, and connect with heart.
• VALUES: Trust. Respect. Integrity. Compassion.
• SERVICE GOALS: Personally connect. Keep everyone informed. Be on their team.

Assures that quality patient care is provided by:

1. • Recognizing potential and actual consumer concerns in a timely manner, investigating to define problems, intervening when immediate attention is needed and reporting results to appropriate person.
   • Coordinating bed utilization through appropriate patient placements and transfers.
   • Talking and listening to patients, families and members of the health team.
   • Contributing to the Performance Improvement Plan for the unit.
   • Reviewing, interpreting and administering Hospital, Unit and Departmental procedures to staff, patients, physicians and others.
   • Contributing to the peer review process.

Manages resources by:

1. • Reviewing number and skill level of persons on duty, making appropriate shift staffing adjustments and calling staff to come in or stay at home, maintaining unit productivity goals.
   • Maintaining clinical skills and providing direct patient care as staffing patterns demand.
   • Assigning patient care in accordance with patient needs and staff capability.
   • Resolving short term staffing issues, predicting short and long term shift staffing needs and recommending strategies to improve staffing.
   • Communicating problems or concerns with regard to quality, acquisition or use of supplies or services.
   • Collaborating with Departmental Leadership on performance appraisals.
   • Providing coaching and direct assistance to co-workers, orienting and training new personnel (including temporary staff) to duties and validating knowledge, skills and abilities of staff.

Performs Professional Practice by:

1. • Plan care which includes goals and prioritized nursing approaches/measures derived from the nursing diagnosis.
   • Accept responsibility for individual nursing actions and continued competence.
   • Takes ownership and pride in their job.
   • Respect the dignity and rights of the patient regardless of socioeconomic status, personal attributes, or nature of health problem.
   • Maintains each patient’s right to privacy by protecting confidential information unless obligated by law to disclose the information.
   • Retain professional accountability for nursing care when delegating nursing intervention.

Performs other functions to maintain personal competence and contribute to the overall effectiveness of the department by:

• • Serving on appropriate committees, councils or task forces as requested.
  • Completing other job-related duties and projects as assigned.

ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Associate complies with the following organizational requirements:

• Attends and participates in department meetings and is accountable for all information shared.
• Completes mandatory education, annual competencies and department specific education within established timeframes.
• Completes annual employee health requirements within established timeframes.
• Maintains license/certification, registration in good standing throughout fiscal year.
• Direct patient care providers are required to maintain current BCLS (CPR) and other certifications as required by position/department.
• Consistently utilizes appropriate universal precautions, protective equipment, and ergonomic techniques to protect patient and self.
• Adheres to regulatory agency requirements, survey process and compliance.
• Complies with established organization and department policies.
• Available to work overtime in addition to working additional or other shifts and schedules when required.

• Leverage innovation everywhere.
• Cultivate human talent.
• Embrace performance improvement.
• Build greatness through accountability.
• Use information to improve and advance.
• Communicate clearly and continuously.

Education and Experience:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities as indicated below are normally acquired through the successful completion of a nursing program. Prefer graduates from an accredited school of nursing. Must have a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Indiana. A minimum of 1 to 2 years of job-related experience is preferred. After January 1, 2014, candidates are required to have or obtain a BSN within five years of employment as a Registered Nurse. Minimal Acceptable Job Qualifications, Registration/Certification/Licensure: 1. BCLS within 90 days of obtaining position for all Registered Nurses. 2. ACLS within one year of obtaining position in: ED, Interventional Radiology, Surgical Services, PACU, Endoscopy, Outpatient Surgery, Critical Care Center, Progressive Care Center, Intermediate Care Center, Labor & Delivery. 3. NRP within 90 days of obtaining position in: Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby and NICU. 4. PALS within 1 year of obtaining position in: Outpatient Surgery, PACU, Interventional Radiology, Pediatrics, ED. 5. EKG class within 1 year of hire for CCC, PCU, ICC, Medical, Post Surgical, TJU, Oncology, Nursing Resource Pool; or successful validation of rhythm competency. 6. 12 lead EKG within 1 year in: ED, ICC, PCU and CCC. 7. Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) within 2 years in ED, OR, PACU, and CCC.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Demonstrates a high level of knowledge and competency in interdisciplinary planning as well as performing nursing care procedures, assessments, treatment and techniques.
• Requires strong analytical and organizational skills necessary to assess, develop and implement individualized plans of patient care/education in changing patient situations with recognition of actual and potential problems, patient/family involvement and the collection of data related to unit nursing care concerns.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain positive therapeutic relationships with patients and families and effective working relationships with staff, physicians and others.
• Requires leadership skills in order to provide constructive feedback to peers regarding nursing issue, and participate in unit and hospital wide based decision making, be adaptable, flexible and support changes made.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner.
• Requires general working knowledge of the normal growth, development, related behaviors, needs, comfort, and range of treatment appropriate to the age (including neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric) and diagnosis of patient served to support the provision of an individualized interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Requires an understanding of the need to be responsive and reasonably adaptable for scheduling purposes, when necessary, due to extenuating circumstances in support of co-workers and department functions.
• Requires the ability to work independently, take initiative and be self-motivated.
• Basic computer knowledge and skills.
• Function within the legal boundaries of Indiana Nurse Practice Act based on the knowledge of statutes and rules governing nursing.
• Provide nursing care without discrimination on the basis of diagnosis, age, sex, race, creed or color.

Working Conditions:

• Works in a patient care environment requiring physical exertion, frequent changes in job demands, and certain undesirable patient care activities.
• May be exposed to bio-hazards and blood borne pathogens.
• Must commit to a weekend alternative schedule.

Physical Demands:

• Requires the physical ability and stamina (i.e. to walk/stand for prolonged periods of time, push carts/wheelchairs up to 50 pounds, to position/lift patients at a maximum of 35 pounds unassisted, over 35 pounds requires assistance, provide CPR, etc.) to perform the essential functions of the position.