RN, PCCU
Company: Universal Health Services
Location: Enid
Posted on: January 22, 2023
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Job Description:
Responsibilities The RN has multiple roles and functions
including care-giver, decision-maker, client advocate, manager,
rehabilitator, comforter, communicator, and teacher. The functions
include assessment of the nursing needs of the patient, initiation
of the plan of care of nurse action, implementation of the plan of
care and the evaluation of the process, by use of the nursing
process. The Standards of Practice set forth by the professional
nursing associations provide guidelines for the competent, safe and
professional practice. The RN promotes the dignity and quality of
the nursing care given to the patient. Involves the patient and
family psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, population specific, and
diversity needs in care assessment. Constructs and implements the
plan of care using nursing knowledge and skill. Integrates direct
and indirect patient care activities related to the diagnosis and
co-morbidities. Coordinates the implementation of the
interdisciplinary plan of care for assigned patients. Develops
goals, treatment plans, and discharge plans that meet individual
patient/family needs. Consistently completes hourly rounds with
purpose to strengthen nurse communication, improve safety, and
anticipate patient needs (i.e. pain, re-positioning, toileting).
Rounds with purpose including pro-actively evaluating the
environment to ensure it is patient friendly and patient safe.
Collaborates with the patient's designated care partner to meet the
educational, physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of the
patient. Actively participates in bedside report (as appropriate)
to ease anxiety and address important points of care, concerns, and
progress with the patient/family. Provides patients with caregiver
name and contact information each shift. Supports and informs the
patient and family of hospital specific components of the Patient
Centered Care Delivery model. Examples may include informing the
family of open medical record policy supports open family
visitation, family presence during resuscitation and other invasive
procedures and promotes a quiet environment. Follows communication
practices that minimize risks associated with handoffs among
providers, and across transitions in care utilizing the SBAR
process. Empowers contributions of others who play a role in
helping patients/families achieve health goals. Solicits input from
other team members to improve individual, as well as team,
performance. Demonstrates the ability to formulate questions that
address clinical issues. Demonstrates proficiency in completing an
evidence-based practice literature search and analyzes to address a
clinical issues. Utilizes clinical reasoning and knowledge based on
evidence-based practice outcomes and research studies as the basis
for decision making and comprehensive patient care. Demonstrates
quality through accurate documentation of the nursing process in a
responsible, accountable manner. Demonstrates quality through
accurate documentation of core measures and concurrent use of tools
and resources to ensure high compliance is achieved (core measure
checklist, double checks, etc.). Utilizes the results of quality
improvement activities to initiate changes in nursing practice and
care delivery. Understands and analyzes unit metrics to understand
how individual practice, continuing education, and process
improvement is necessary to improve the quality of practice.
Participates in efforts to minimize cost and eliminate waste and
unnecessary duplication. Utilizes policies, procedures, and
evidence-based guidelines to improve the quality of practice.
Participates in interdisciplinary teams to evaluate clinical care
or services. Follows facility policies and procedures to promote
patient safety (i.e. safe medication administration, equipment
safety practices, radiation safety, fire prevention, etc). Reports
errors (facility and unit) to promote analysis of errors and design
of prevention or system improvements. Utilizes appropriate patient
safety strategies to prevent human errors (checklists, forced
functions, software calculations, mandatory fields, etc.).
Demonstrates effective use of technology and standardized practices
to promote safety. Navigates the patient's electronic health record
to accurately enter and locate appropriate information.
Demonstrates sound judgment to increase or decrease the frequency
of data collection based upon the patient's clinical condition and
data trends. Incorporates patient data from multiple sources to
identify problems and assure timely and appropriate intervention.
Maximizes the capabilities of the electronic clinical information
system to enhance clinical decision and care planning. Makes
discretionary patient care decisions/interventions independently
within the scope of practice (selects a course of action consistent
with the patient's needs and is accountable for decisions). Is
self-directed and decision oriented. Facilitates problem resolution
among peers and unlicensed team members when behaviors and
decisions are not within the range of expected actions. Prioritizes
and delegates care appropriately. Evaluates changes in the patient
condition and reports significant findings to the physician.
Involves all disciplines, patient & family to coordinate effective
medical and nursing interventions including rescue to achieve
positive outcomes. Performs other duties as required and assigned.
Qualifications Current RN licensure from the State of Oklahoma
required. ADN required, BSN preferred CCRN preferred. BLS required
until ACLS obtained. ACLS required within 6 months of employment on
PCCU, new grads have up to 6 months after completing department
orientation. PALS certification preferred. Healthcare Provider Law
reviewed and signed within first 14 days of employment required.
Annual review through HS Learning required thereafter. Experience
preferred. Must successfully complete the pre-employment
assessment. Basic computer skills required EEO Statement EEO
Statement It is the policy of the Facility to provide equal
opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for
employment. No person will be discriminated against in employment
on the basis any legally protected characteristics such as race,
color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and
sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 and over or as
otherwise defined by applicable law), disability or genetic
information (including family medical history) or protected veteran
status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable
Federal, State, or local law. For purposes of this policy, race
includes traits historically associated with race, including but
not limited to, hair type, texture, length and protective
hairstyles (including but not limited to, braids, locks, twists,
Bantu knots, hair coverings, etc.). If certain workspaces require
such restrictions for health and safety reasons, non-discriminatory
accommodations should be considered and implemented if feasible.
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