Registered Nurse-LDRPN-Full Time
Company: Christus Health
Location: Alexandria
Posted on: October 29, 2024
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Job Description:
DescriptionSummary:
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting,
practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all
relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care,
with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to
develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of
clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to
other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical
situation.
This position is specific to the LDRP and LDRPN Departments.
Responsibilities:
--- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies:
Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.---
Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides
nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment,
diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned
patients.--- Addresses increasingly complex psychological,
emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in
accordance with their level of practice.--- Using the appropriate
protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for
side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.---
Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.---
Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family
members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.CORE
COMPETENCIESStandard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process--- Uses
critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical,
psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of
patient and families--- Communicates findings to appropriate
healthcare team members--- Develops and uses a specific plan of
care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using
evidence-based practice--- Implements patient care and therapeutic
procedures, monitors and documents progression of treatment and
teaching goals--- Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to
the patient and the patient response to the care and
treatment(s)--- Performs timely reassessment and documentation---
Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the
specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient
populationStandard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process---
Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to
facilitate patient flow--- Utilizes appropriate systems of
communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process ---
Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and
validating orders to ensure accuracyStandard III. Unit
Operations--- Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing
care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned
shift--- Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and
maintenance of equipment and Supplies--- Assesses departmental
staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts. ---
Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and
regulations within the industryStandard IV. Safe Practice/Quality
Care/Regulations--- Incorporates patient safety
practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in
positive patient outcomes--- Demonstrates accountability for
nursing research and quality improvement activities--- Provides
evidence-based nursing care--- Communicates patient information
effectively across the continuum of care--- Educates and trains
others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the
industry--- Knowledge of federal, state and local
healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with
these in healthcare practices and activities
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Clinical Policies and Standards
--- Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical
procedures--- Analyzes policy and standards documentation and
ensures organizational compliance--- Provides feedback for
improvement of procedures--- Assists in the development and
implementation of specific procedures--- Works with control and
monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniquesHealth Information
Documentation--- Shares experiences with maintaining paper and
electronic patient documentation--- Walk through the steps and
procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient
records--- Describes the flow of information between various
stations or units--- Discusses the functions, features and document
flow of electronic documentation--- Transcribes verbal orders;
explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy--- Explains health
information documentation best practices and their rationale across
health care practicesMedical Equipment--- Describes experience with
basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility--- Uses
standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common
equipment problems--- Educates patients about the appropriate use
of home medical equipment--- Ensures that all equipment and related
supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient
safety--- Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming
equipmentMedical Order Processing--- Shares experiences with
processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or
conditions--- Describes functions and features of the system used
to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders--- Discusses
common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting---
Explains considerations for entering and following standing
orders--- Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted
orders and considerations for eachPatient Chart Reading and
Interpretation--- Describes experiences in reading and interpreting
patient charts for patients on unit and under own care--- Reviews
patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts
to mistakes or omissions--- Recognizes unexpected readings and
alerts nursing or medical staff--- Relates examples of mis-readings
or misinterpretations and lessons learned--- Reviews, discusses and
validates own interpretation with othersPatient Safety--- Shares
experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or
settings--- Explains key features of safety guidelines and
procedures for those groups and settings--- Listens and responds to
safety inquiries from patients and family members--- Recognizes and
addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems---
Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to
self, versus harm to others--- Utilizes appropriate systems to
document misses and near misses, participates in immediate
investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time
Meets all requirements identified in this position description.
Requirements:
Experience:
Education:
Licenses/Certifications/Registrations:
Work Schedule:
7AM - 7PM
Work Type:
Full Time
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