Graduate Nurse: Medicine Position Available In Calcasieu, Louisiana

Job Description:

Description Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the same or similarclinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates anawareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routineand complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans.

Continues to develop the ability to cope with and managecontingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignmentsand delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage theclinical situation. Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards ofPractice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process,including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention andevaluation for assigned patients. Documents patient history,symptoms, medication, and care given. Assess learning needs andprovides education to patients, family members and/or care givers;

CORE COMPETENCIES

Standard I:

Utilizes the Nursing Process Usescritical thinking skills to assess the basic physical,psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs ofpatient and families Communicates findings to appropriatehealthcare team members Develops and uses a specific plan of careand modifies it to meet individual patient needs usingevidence-based practice Implements patient care and therapeuticprocedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment andteaching goals Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to thepatient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s)Performs timely reassessment and documentation Must be able toperform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patientcare need for the designated unit’s patient population Standard II.Unit Operations Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursingcare and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assignedshift Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenanceof equipment and Supplies Assesses departmental staffing needs;Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, andregulations within the industry Standard IV. Safe Practice/QualityCare/Regulations Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelinesto promote a safe environment resulting in positive patientoutcomes Demonstrates accountability for nursing research andquality improvement activities Provides evidence-based nursing careCommunicates patient information effectively across the continuumof care Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, andregulations within the industry Knowledge of federal, state andlocal healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to complywith these in healthcare practices and activities

TECHNICALCOMPETENCIES

Clinical Policies and Standards Follows a specific setof standards and associated clinical procedures Analyzes policy andstandards documentation and ensures organizational complianceProvides feedback for improvement of procedures Assists in thedevelopment and implementation of specific procedures Works withcontrol and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques HealthInformation Documentation Shares experiences with maintaining paperand electronic patient documentation Walk through the steps andprocedures for receiving, validating and updating patient recordsDescribes the flow of information between various stations or unitsDiscusses the functions, features and document flow of electronicdocumentation Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques forensuring their accuracy Explains health information documentationbest practices and their rationale across health care practicesMedical Equipment Describes experience with basic medical equipmentused in own unit or facility Uses standard diagnostic tools andtechniques to resolves common equipment problems Educates patientsabout the appropriate use of home medical equipment Ensures thatall equipment and related supplies are in proper working orderprior to use to ensure patient safety Inspects, troubleshoots andevaluates incoming equipment Medical Order Processing Sharesexperiences with processing medical orders for one or more groupsof patients or conditions Describes functions and features of thesystem used to enter, validate, update and forward medical ordersDiscusses common errors, their sources and procedures forcorrecting Explains considerations for entering and followingstanding orders Differentiates between standing orders andpreprinted orders and considerations for each Patient Chart Readingand Interpretation Describes experiences in reading andinterpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own careReviews patients’ charts for completion and accuracy; identifiesand alerts to mistakes or omissions Recognizes unexpected readingsand alerts nursing or medical staff Relates examples ofmis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned Reviews,discusses and validates own interpretation with others PatientSafety Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or morepatient groups or settings Explains key features of safetyguidelines and procedures for those groups and settings Listens andresponds to safety inquiries from patients and family membersRecognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs ofproblems Describes considerations for patients who can cause toharm to self, versus harm to others Utilizes appropriate systems todocument misses and near misses, participates in immediateinvestigating, analysis and reporting in real-time

JobRequirements:

Education/Skills Bachelor of Science Degree inNursing, preferred Experience 1 year of experience in the relatednursing specialty preferred Licenses, Registrations, orCertifications BLS required RN License in state of employment orcompact De-escalation training required within 90 days of hire andannually thereafter.

Work Type:

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