Registered Nurse - Graduate Nurse - Center Valley
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JOB SUMMARY
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Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and intermultidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. The graduate nurse who holds a TPP must practice under the supervision of an experienced, Pennsylvania registered nurse who is physically present in the unit or area where the graduate nurse is practicing.
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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
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IDENTIFIES PATIENT CARE REQUIREMENTS
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By establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
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Uses the nursing process as a framework to deliver care by establishing or contributing to a plan of care with the patient including a teaching plan, within 24 hours of admission
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establishing or contributing to prioritization of goals appropriate to the patient’s age and ability to learn
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estimated length of stay, medical diagnoses and discharge plan
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identifying nursing care needs, writing nursing interventions and identifying educational objectives appropriate to care standards
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by reassessing and documenting the effectiveness of nursing actions and the patients progress toward goals as the patient’s condition changes
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by communicating the plan and patient progress to the interdisciplinary team.
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ESTABLISHES A COMPASSIONATE ENVIRONMENT
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By providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
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PROMOTES PATIENT'S INDEPENDENCE
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ASSURES QUALITY OF CARE
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RESOLVES PATIENT PROBLEMS AND NEEDS
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DOCUMENTS PATIENT CARE SERVICES
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MAINTAINS PATIENT CONFIDENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY
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MAINTAINS SAFE AND CLEAN WORKING ENVIRONMENT
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By complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
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calling for assistance from health care support personnel
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by maintaining a clean and safe unit environment
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keeping patient rooms, supply rooms and hallways free from clutter
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by complying with procedures, rules and regulations
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by adhering to infection control policies and procedures, medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substance regulations.
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By maintaining compliance with professional, regulatory and governmental standards of care.
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By demonstrating knowledge of responsibilities in an emergency situation (i.e., code blue, Dr. Wintergreen, etc.).
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ENSURES OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT
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DEMONSTRATES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
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By checking stock to determine inventory level
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anticipating needed supplies
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using equipment/supplies as needed to accomplish job results
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By minimizing overtime by work prioritization and delegation
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recognizes and complies with RN’s role in reimbursement for patient care services.
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By identifying and providing input to Nurse Managers on work methods that reduce the cost and/or time required to deliver patient care.
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By maintaining awareness of unit budget.
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MAINTAINS PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
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By identifying personal educational needs and opportunities
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attending educational workshops
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completing mandatory educational requirements
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reviewing professional publications
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establishing personal networks
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participating in professional organizations
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sharing new knowledge with teams
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attending unit meetings
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reading unit memos
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participating in committees, projects and PI activities.
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By maintaining responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs.
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MAINTAINS A COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP AMONG HEALTH CARE TEAMS
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CONTRIBUTES TO organizational TEAM EFFORT
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By arriving on duty as scheduled, maintaining attendance, punching in and out as per Good Shepherd policy and maintaining etime sheet.
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By demonstrating flexibility in response to change by offering to assist team members with patient care needs and unit activities that arise throughout the shift
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By attending meetings as requested by organizational leaders
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By mentoring channels of communication among nursing shifts, disciplines, departments, and external customers.
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By utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies, to assure resolution of patient problems and needs.
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QUALIFICATIONS
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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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