• Serve as a resource for staff and other disciplines.
• Strengthen interdisciplinary relationships with members of the healthcare team.
• Strictly adhere to all policies and practices relative to patient care and hospital-related information.
• Take action to improve knowledge, skills, and performance based on feedback or on self-identified developmental needs.
• Utilize the nursing process in managing the care of patients including assessment, interdisciplinary planning, implementation, evaluation of patient care, teaching, and discharge planning.
• Provide basic psychosocial support and counseling.
• Report and record all changes observed in the condition or behavior of patients.
• Respond to emergent situations and initiates appropriate actions.
• Seek out an appropriate nursing, physician, or other healthcare team intervention.
• Perform work in a timely and productive manner.
• Prior to performing new or challenging skills, requests assistance and reviews relevant policies and procedures
• Communicate educational needs when necessary. Maintain contact availability for schedule changes when needed. Must be flexible in scheduling to the requirements of the unit assigned.
• Maintain critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in the application of nursing.
• Maintain standards of nursing care and utilizes standards as a guide for practice.
• Function independently with one day orientation, unless otherwise specified. Maintain critical thinking skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities as related to various aspects of patient care. Cultivate professional relationships and communication in the clinical environment.
• Identify and communicates learning needs to appropriate manager.
• Document in the medical record according to established procedures.
• Ensure equipment malfunctions are reported to the appropriate department, i.e., Maintenance or Biomedical Engineering.
• Establish appropriate, assertive, and professional communication strategies.
• Coordinate interdepartmental activities to expedite care.
• Coordinate, provide, and evaluate patient/family education.
• Constructively receive feedback and direction
• Contribute to the universal unit activities, including but not limited to responding to call lights and telephone, passing meal trays and patient transports.
• Comply with established medication use policies.
• Comply with safety policies and procedures including standard precautions.
• Collaborate with physician and care team to ensure quality patient care.
• Communicate patient’s condition to physician and other key members of the health care team.
• Assume responsibility for complex assignments and views problems as challenges.
• Assume the responsibility of charge nurse as needed when staffing requires an experienced staff nurse.
