The Staff Nurse on the Universal Medicine/Pulmonary Unit is responsible for delivering safe, compassionate, and evidence-based nursing care to adult patients with a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, including pulmonary and respiratory illnesses. The staff nurse performs comprehensive patient assessments, develops and implements individualized plans of care, administers medications and treatments, monitors for changes in patient condition, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to promote optimal patient outcomes.
The Staff Nurse serves as a patient advocate while providing education to patients and families, coordinating care across the continuum, and ensuring compliance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. This role requires strong critical thinking, effective communication, teamwork, and the ability to prioritize care in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and continuous professional development.
The primary responsibilities for this position consist of providing total, comprehensive, continuous and patient centered care which includes: assessing, documenting, planning, implementing, teaching, developing, and evaluating a comprehensive nursing plan of care; delivering direct patient care; ensuring patient satisfaction; training and delegating duties for Nursing Care Technicians (Nursing Assistant); and adhering to University policies and procedures as well as federal, state and local regulations. Furthermore, this environment supports collaborative efforts among the nursing staff and the team of physicians to increase communication and enhance expected patient outcomes. This includes utilization of the nursing process in conjunction with a comprehensive patient-centered plan of care, ensuring patient satisfaction.
