RN - Restorative Care Skilled Nursing Unit -NIGHTS

Nurse to Patient Ratio- Days 1:9 to 1:14 depending

Beds: 25

Case Types: Ortho, Cardiac, Pulmonary, Wounds

Position Summary

Under Nurse Manager supervision, the registered nurse demonstrates thorough knowledge of therapeutic patient care, patient advocacy, clinical pathways/care maps, team dynamics, hospital systems, and serves as a resource for the registered nurse and support staff. It is the premise of the Professional Practice Program that each of the key responsibilities builds on the preceding requirements.

Minimum Requirements

Education

· Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Experience

· N/A

License/Registration/Certifications

· Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of South Carolina

Preferred Requirements

Preferred Education

· N/A

Preferred Experience

· Minimum of one year of recent Registered Nurse experience within the past 5 years

Preferred License/Registration/Certifications

· BLS/CPR

Core Job Responsibilities

• Collaborates with patients, families, and other members of the health care team to determine patient priorities and treatments
• Initiates and facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance outcome
• Seeks necessary assistance in completing nursing interventions to assure positive patient outcomes

· Participates in hourly rounding and bedside shift report

• Responsible for demonstrating competencies for all new equipment and procedures

· Provides clinical guidance to students and ancillary staff

· Serves as a clinical resource and preceptor

· Participates in patient, family, and staff education

• Successfully completes hospital and unit-based orientation programs

· Formulates a plan for professional growth

• Ensures compliance with all clinical expectations regarding regulatory requirements
• Identifies appropriate standards of care, and/or collaborative clinical pathways to guide the plan of care

· Complies with established policies and procedures

· Identifies the need to develop or revise policies and procedures pertaining to specialized patient populations and/or unit and hospital-based practices

· Serves on unit-based committees

• Prioritizes nursing interventions for an assigned group of patients
• Assesses assigned patients’ medical history, admitting diagnosis and physician orders, obtaining nursing history, performing physical assessment, evaluating diagnostic data, and interviewing patient and family to determine patient needs
• Demonstrates knowledge of professional nursing practice and theory

· Assures continuity of care through effective decision making resulting in quality patient care

· Documents all aspects of patient care by following established charting procedure to show the patient’s progress or any change in the patient’s condition