Job Description
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Experience/Skills
- One to two years professional experience in an Advanced Acuity Care Unit
- Overall understanding of patient care in the Advanced Acuity Care Unit setting
- General knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias and therapeutic modalities pertaining to intervention of each specific arrhythmia
- Ability to detect change in patient status
- Demonstrates correct intervention modalities
- Works effectively and efficiently with others
- Self motivated
- Demonstrated leadership
- Makes decisions
- Shows integrity and assertiveness
- Shows ability to control emergent situations
- Possesses the ability to care for patients under sometimes extreme and stressful situations
- Copes with adverse situations dealing with patient’s family members
- Proficient in set-up and use of all equipment and procedures peculiar to the specialization of the unit
- Establishes an effective working relationship with physicians and other professional personnel
- Proficient in the practice of Universal Precautions
- Tactfully maintains control over the entire Advanced Acuity Care Unit
- Motivated to continually learn
Required Licenses/Certifications
- Currently licensed as an RN by the Indiana State Board of Nursing
- CPR
- ACLS (within six months)
- PALS (within one year)
Working Conditions
ROUTINE RESPONSIBILITIES
Behavioral Expectations
- Consistently complies with established Behavioral Expectations
Patient Care
- Demonstrates ability to assess infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients for treatment and/or care
- Willingly accepts assignments that contribute to optimal patient care
- Reports change of condition to physician
- Shows knowledge of medication effects and uses appropriate resources when needed
- Assumes responsibility for medication errors committed, completes occurrence form properly, and notifies supervisor and physician as indicated
- Answers call lights promptly
- Reports lab values to physician accurately and in a timely manner
- Keeps patient informed and facilitates patient participation in plan of care
Documentation
- Responsible for accurately initiating and completing all forms pertaining to patient care
- Maintains patient record
- Accurately and legibly transcribes physician order and inputs order entry
- Completes documentation legibly and follows hospital policy for signatures, dates, and timing of events
Unit Responsibilities/Leadership/Misc
- Properly delegates necessary activities to other members of health care team as their abilities or level of education dictates
- Participates in orientation of new staff
- Refers appropriate problems to House Supervisor, Director/Asst. Director of Patient Care Services and contributes to the resolution
- Supports hospital and nursing policies and decisions
- Promotes harmonious working relationship within unit and with peers
- Uses equipment and supplies in a safe efficient manner
- Cleans and returns equipment to proper storage
- Coordinates/assists in maintaining unit and patient room tidiness
- Participates in QI/PR activities and committees as assigned
- Keeps current with advances in nursing
- Supports department by demonstrating flexibility with schedule and job duties
Night Shift
72 hrs/Bi-Weekly
Job Tags
Full time, Night shift,