Job Description

1. Provides patient care within a designated shift, based on the nursing
process and within role/scope of practice

2. Provides direct patient care, as outlined in the patients’ plan of care and/or as directed by the Registered Nurse, to promote comfort and/or return to function health for patient.

3. Provides care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of the patients served.

4. Obtains information to contribute to an accurate and current patient assessment, patient care plan and discharge plan.

5. Includes the patient and caregivers in this process to obtain accurate information /history and contributes to the RN’s assessment.

1. Delivers compassionate care to patients and supports members of the patient’s family while providing patient care in an organized manner, utilizing knowledge of nursing process-assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluations.

7. Communicates effectively and professional with all patients, guests, family members and co-workers to ensure a quality patient experience.

8. Adapts to rapid change in appositive manner throughout the shift as the needs of the department change.

9. Communicates effectively with physicians and team members about changes in patient’s clinical conditions, including results of diagnostic studies and symptomology.

10. Ability to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.

1. Performs designated therapeutic procedures to assigned patients as
   needed.

12. Accurately observes, records and reports to the Registered Nurse, all
patient concerns, symptoms, reactions and progress in a timely manner.

1. Contributes to the nursing assessment by collecting, reporting and
   recording objective and subjective data in an accurate and timely manner.

1. Documents nursing interventions and responses to care, communicating
   to appropriate members of the health care team

1. Provides individualized health education to the patient and caregivers to specifically meet the patient’s needs related to the current diagnosis.

16. Assists with admitting, discharging and transferring of patients.

17. Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with Social Services/Discharge Planner regarding both in-hospital and post discharge needs.

18. Problem Recognition/Management: In response to data indicating potential/actual risk to individual's health, initiates action to correct, reduce or prevent the risk in collaboration with the registered nurse gives a rationale for actions or decisions based on, successful experience, skills and knowledge or standards of practice/protocols. Contributes to the development of a plan of care for assigned patients in collaboration with the registered nurse

19. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care.

20. Seeks supervision, consultation, assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely independently.

21. Initiates and/or maintains interventions to assure continuity of safe/effective care of patients including medication management and patient instruction.

22. Uses interpersonal-communication strategies with individuals that are intended to achieve desirable/acceptable outcomes and a perception of satisfaction by those involved.

23. Uses internal and/or external resources to resolve and/or prevent problems that cannot be managed independently.