UnityPoint Health
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Salary
$8 / HOUR
The Registered Nurse contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills to manage patient and family care, developing individualized care plans collaboratively and ensuring continuity of care through appropriate teaching and referrals. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality care utilizing the nursing process, maintaining accurate documentation, and utilizing a holistic approach appropriate to the patient's age.
Candidates must have graduated from an accredited registered nursing program and possess current, good-standing licensure as a Registered Nurse in Iowa, along with current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Required competencies include multicultural sensitivity, critical thinking skills for independent judgment, and basic computer knowledge.
Clinical Excellence/Patient Care Assesses the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care. Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team. Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patient’s care. Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care. Utilizes holistic approach (considering biopsychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients and families served in the assigned service area. Delegates and provides direction for other healthcare providers and hold them accountable for their involvement in the plan of care. Utilizes critical thinking in making independent judgments and maintains responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients. Demonstrates a working knowledge of aseptic technique and adheres to the essential functions and responsibilities set forth by the Certified Surgical Technologist I (Skilled) as applicable May be trained to pre-op and discharge patients through Surgicare with support of the Surgicare call person, support the needs of the recovery room and Endo call teams, and support the needs of Pain clinic procedures Development/Education Continues professional development and involvement in professional activities that enhances nursing practice by sharing knowledge through networking and research. Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patient’s and their families’ age specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension. Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education. Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.
Graduation from an accredited registered nursing program Current Licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Iowa Must possess current basic life support (BLS) certification Multicultural sensitivity Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions Basic computer knowledge using Microsoft Office, web browser, and email Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position
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