Job Description

Job Summary

Provides professional nursing direct patient care in compliance with professional practice and unit standards. Promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach towards patients, families and all members of the care delivery team.

Essential Functions

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs.

Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.

Directs and delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence.

Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.

Participates in the development of and maintains established hospital policies, procedures and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection prevention program.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

Required: Degree from an Accredited School of Nursing 

Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing 

Preferred: Specialty certification

Experience

Preferred:  Minimum one year of recent (within the last 2 years) Outpatient Ambulatory Care Nursing Experience.
Preferred: Acute Medical-Surgical Nursing Experience. 
Preferred: Phase II recovery experience.

Credentials

Required: Registered Nurse 
Required Upon Hire: Basic Life Support
Required: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) according to Resuscitation Training Completion Requirements policy.

Skills

Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient’s needs. (Required)

See community specific document for each Unit/Department required credentials. (Required)

Demonstrated ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and patient/family centered work environment. (Required)

Able to support and interpret medical center philosophy, policy and procedures. (Required)

Basic computer skills. (Required)

Working Conditions

Lifting

Patient handling no greater than 35 lbs. without the use of assistive equipment and/or devices (NIOSH).

Fine motor skills to be able to grasp and control medical equipment and perform precise procedures.

Push/Pull: Frequently up to 45 lbs. force (i.e., WOW, medical carts).

Perform hands on CPR at least 20 mins using 100-125 lbs. of force (National Assoc. of EMS Physicians and AHA) Frequency should be seldom or occasionally.

Ability to move around area with frequent sitting.

Bending/ stooping/ squatting/ reaching/ kneeling frequently.

Lifting (non-patient) up to 20 lbs. occasionally and 5 lbs. frequently.

Environmental Conditions

Exposure to biohazard, body fluids and airborne particles.

Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy environment.

Mental/Visual

Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).

Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.