Registered Nurse (RN)- FT- Days- Medical

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Days

Summary:

FLSA STATUS: Exempt Non-Exempt

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION:

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for providing nursing care for patients during the intraoperative phase of the perioperative experience based on established clinical nursing practice standards. Performs nursing activities in the Medical where the circulating nurse is the patient's advocate. Answers patient needs by assisting the physician and person responsible for anesthesia care. Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes. Supports DHR vision and mission. Utilizes knowledge of patient’s age and cultural diversity into the provision of patient care. Contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS :

· Graduate of accredited school of nursing required, BSN preferred.

· Current Registered Nurse’s license in the State of Texas

· Current BLS certification,

• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to read, write and speak English required
• • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
  • Prefer hospital experience

• JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE :

• Experience in the Medical Unit is strongly preferred. Ability to practice nursing as described by the following definition: “The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health alternations.” Ability to utilize the best nursing process in the provision of nursing care including but not limited to administering treatments and medications, interpreting diagnostic tests, formulating a plan of care, collaborating with other health care providers and providing education to patients and/or significant others. The successful candidate will be required to pass competencies for this position.

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices
• • Ensures that care is delivered to each patient in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Texas, and ANA Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice.

• · Supports the philosophy, goals and objectives of DHR and the department.

• · Provides effective and efficient patient care management.

• · Demonstrates strong and effective managerial techniques/skills in established lines of authority.

• · Maintains professional competence by participating in continuing education and other learning experiences.

• · Addresses patient needs during admission to the operating room.

• • Ensures that approved Medical Unit procedures are followed to meet the requirements of scheduled procedures.
  • Adheres to hospital/unit policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
  • Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and physician.
  • Demonstrates ability to adapt to varied age-specific patient populations.
  • Supports and promotes excellence in customer/guest relations.
  • Supports and promotes the organization’s Infection Control Program.
  • Supports and promotes the organization’s Safety Program.
  • Supports and promotes the organization’s Risk Management Program.
  • Demonstrates maturity and accountability for job performance.

• Standard I: Quality of Care

• The nurse systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.

• Standard II: Performance Appraisal

• The nurse evaluates his/her own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statues and regulations.

• Standard III: Education

• The nurse acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice.

• Standard IV: Collegiality

• The nurse contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others.

• Standard V: Ethics

• The nurse’s decisions and actions on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical manner.

• Standard VI: Collaboration

• The nurse collaborates with the patient, significant other, and health care providers in providing patient care.

• Standard VII: Research

• The nurse uses research findings in practice.

• Standard VIII: Resource Utilization

• The nurse considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care.

• Standard IX: Practice Environment

• The nurse contributes to the environment of care delivery within the practice settings.

• Standard X: Accountability

• The nurse is professionally and legally accountable for his/her practice. The professional registered nurse may delegate to and supervise qualified personnel who provide patient care.

• LINES OF REPSONSIBILITIES :

• (Chain-of-command)

• 1. Charge Nurse 2. Director 3. VP

Other information:

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC :

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA) :

A. Essential Duties : Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

B. Working Conditions : The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

D. Aptitudes : HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3

I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.

If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date.

Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

Transfer/Hire Date Effective: ________________________.