Description:
Position Summary:
Primary responsibility is to deliver and coordinate patient care on the assigned shift and provide leadership to the staff with direct oversight of LPNs and LNAs.
Qualifications:
Education/ Experience: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Current Vermont RN license in good standing. AHA BLS certification required.
Other Requirements: Computer skills and familiarity with using an electronic medical record essential. Excellent customer services skills. Strong team player.
Requirements:
Essential Functions Of The Position:
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Provides care, treatments, and services within the RN scope of practice.
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Implementation of provider’s orders to include medication administration and treatments.
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Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
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Prepares and administers prescribed medications with appropriate documentation. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy.
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Identifies psychosocial needs of patients and family and incorporates them into the patient’s care plan.
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Educates patients on medical procedures and patient’s personalized plan of care.
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Provides bedside care for a variety of medical patients.
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Initiates patient education plan. Teaches patients how to manage their care.
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Complies with Pyxis Medication Dispensing policies and protocols.
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Maintains POC competency and documents per hospital standards and policies.
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Assist Providers with procedures as requested and within scope of practice, demonstrating good technical and manual skills.
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Consults other departments, as appropriate, to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs. Aware of available support services.
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Is flexible, organized, and able to function in stressful situations.
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Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety.
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Manages and operates all equipment safely and correctly.
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Records patients’ medical information, vital signs and care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner.
