SUMMARY
Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Manager (or designee) implements, supervises and evaluates the nursing care of each patient using a nursing process and in accordance with established hospital and departmental policies and procedures. From admission to discharge, plans with consideration of the aging process throughout the life span, including all developmental stages as well as cultural patterns.
Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.
In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:
Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care.
- Provides leadership by delegating, supervising and participating in safe nursing care activities provided by ancillary personnel.
- Evaluates effectiveness of patient care and identifies opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborates with the healthcare team, patient, family and community services regarding the patient care outcome/discharge planning.
- Assesses and provides appropriate teaching based on patient and family needs.
- Participates in unit-based quality improvement and research activities.
- Utilizes all available resources to provide quality, cost effective patient care.
- Meets and maintains clinical competencies measured by pre-determined credentialing standards, mandatory/safety education, and completion of Basic Life Support and ACLS/PALS as appropriate.
- Identifies growth needs and participates in educational opportunities and professional organizations.
- Serves as a role model/preceptor to new graduate nurses and less experienced personnel.
- Assumes charge nurse responsibility for the patient care unit as delegated.
- COMPETENCIES: Search Process Level I: Wanding Level II: Personal Belongings confiscated, itemized and secured Intake process Processing patients before going into unit Wanding Paper scrubs Hospital socks Vital signs Breathalyzer/Blood glucose if needed Unit Safety Suicide precautions: Suicide risk assessment Safety checks with patient location every 15 minutes Limiting visitors Initial and ongoing contraband checks/ Environmental checks every 2 hours Education D-pod Net Learning Modules Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training Competency Testing – Wanding, Safety/Environmental Rounds BLS.
