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Registered Nurse - Advanced Medical - Night
Location: Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA
Schedule: Full Time
Sign-On Bonus Eligible
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3 West - Advanced Medical - Registered Nurse - Full time
3 West - 30-bed unit; primary focus - advanced Medical/Surgical and stroke
Individualized orientation program with knowledgeable preceptors focuses on clinical skill development and enhancement of professional role within the Med-Surg environment.
Full time (72 hours biweekly)
Shift: 7pm-7am (12-hour night)
Every third weekend
Eligible for shift and weekend differential
The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for implementing, directing and coordinating the care of patients through the use of the nursing process: assessment, planning implementation and evaluation. Included is recognition and treatment of the physical and psychosocial changes unique to the age/population group served on the specific unit.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Job Class Specifics
1. Demonstrates safe medication practice.
2. Maintains a professional image that reflects the employee's role in health care, with confidence and a positive impression.
3. Completes chart check to ensure no missed orders.
4. Accurately transcribes physician's orders.
5. Demonstrates therapeutic communication skills.
6. Demonstrates ability to assess patient education needs and use of patient education resources.
7. Demonstrates involvement in unit by attending 50% of staff/committee meetings and in-services for area.
8. Demonstrates leadership through the nursing process and supervision while maintaining accountability for treatment and patient outcomes.
9. Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty area, orientation and teaching of staff.
10. Responds to delays in a calm manner. Apologizes for inconveniences and gives alternatives.
11. Analyzes assessment data, identifies priority problems and documents on Plan of Care in PCS for patients and families and significant others.
12. Uses effective problem-solving skills to plan patient care.
13. Identifies critical factors evidencing changes in patient condition and responds appropriately.
14. Completes and documents discharge assessment against plan of care goals.
15. Initiates and maintains Intravenous Therapy according to IV standards.
16. Responds appropriately to emergency situations.
17. Utilizes proper body mechanics to prevent injury to self and others. Safely positions, transfers and transports patients.
18. Functions as a virtual nurse as assigned which includes, but is not limited to, admissions, discharges, education, documentation through a virtual platform and working collaboratively with the bedside nursing staff.
Department: Medical/Surgical
1. Completes accurate problem focus patient assessments and treatments.
2. Identifies abnormal clinical findings and responds appropriately.
3. Evaluates patient response to medications and treatments.
4. Performs peritoneal dialysis (only RNs assigned to renal, pediatrics, and oncology 3 East unit).
5. Accesses and deacceses med ports.
6. Administers chemotherapy agents.
7. Demonstrates appropriate procedure for the discard of chemotherapy agents and clean-up of spills.
8. Demonstrate the appropriate technique for bladder scanner.
9. Cares for the Bariatric patient.
10. Performs continuous bladder irrigation.
11. Performs intermittent hand bladder irrigation.
12. Cares for the postoperative orthopedic patient.
13. Cares for the neurological patient.
14. Cares for the patient receiving lidocaine infusion.
15. Cares for the postoperative neurological patient.
16. Cares for the neurovascular patient.
17. Cares for the acute renal failure patient.
18. Demonstrates appropriate care of the patient with a PCA or epidural pump.
19. Rounds with physicians.
20. Demonstrates appropriate pre/post operative patient management.
21. Utilizes appropriate fall prevention protocols.
22. Demonstrates understanding and application of pain management techniques.
23. Provides care to the pediatric/adolescent in accordance with age specific development (Videos and hands on demonstration are required to be viewed on orientation and reviewed yearly at skills day), including a medication exam.
24. POC demonstration in PCS (Attention to age specific documentation). This is audited with PE tools.
25. Completion of 8 hour Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) class.
Qualifications and Standards
Education:
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
- Evidence of participation in educational programs to update and maintain current knowledge and clinical skills.
Experience:
- Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required.
- Previous nursing experience in specialty area preferred.
- For Cath Lab, one year of acute carenursing experience (ED, Cath Lab, CCU, IMCU, Tele-Observation) preferred.
- For Cardiac Rehab, two years experience in Critical Care and/or Progressive Care required.
- For Cardiovascular Services, two years of experience reading cardiac monitors and be self directed in responding to abnormalities or cardiac arrests codes as a team member.
- For Device Clinic, at least one year of device management services required. Successful completion of EKG course required. At least two years of acute care nursing required (Tele-Observation, IMCU, CCU, Cath Lab, ED).
- For Emergency Department, at least one year of RN experience in ED or Critical Care required.
- For Family Birthing Services, a minimum of 1 year Labor and Delivery experience (within the last five years); For Family Birthing position posted as a trainee position, requirement of at least 1 year of experience as an RN with preferred areas of ICU, CCU, IMCU, EDor internal nurse intern upon successfully completing accredited nursing program. Experience requirement does not apply to an RN in the Family Birthing Servic
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