Job Description

Certification Details

• BLS
• Illinois RN License
• ACLS

Job Details

• Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service.
• Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.
• Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
• Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs.
• Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
• Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
• Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
• Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues.
• Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base.
• Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution.
• Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.
• Manage care of acute and chronically ill cardiac and pulmonary patients.
• Collaboratively identify patient goals of care, design and maintain care plans with patient and family.
• Implement interventions as needed including medication administration and evaluation of effects.
• Prepare patients for procedures, pain management, IV venipuncture, blood administration, monitor labs.
• Discharge patients and provide instruction for safe transition from hospital.
• Document all care using EMR.
• Ensure team huddles are occurring.
• Evaluation of patients.
• Delegate with appropriate follow-up.
• Answer call lights.
• Ensure basic care such as turning, toileting, etc is done per standards of care.
• Conflict management.
• Professional communication with all team members

Job Requirements

• Minimum one (1) year of relevant nursing experience.

Unit Specific Information

• Cardiac and Pulmonary Medical/Surgical Unit

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