Registered Nurse - Float Pool

Company: Medstar Research Institute
Location: Olney
Posted on: August 4, 2022

Job Description:

Per Diem

Nursing

18101 Prince Philip Drive

Nursing - Direct Patient Care

Day / Evening Shift with rotating weekend

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POSITION PURPOSE

A professional care provider who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients, providing care through the continued utilization of the nursing process in collaboration with other health care team members.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

• Assessment: Collects data in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on the biophysical, psycho social, cognitive, self-care, educational, environmental and discharge planning needs of the patient.
• Assesses the patient's health care needs on a systematic and continuous basis according to established time frames.
• Identifies the biophysical, psycho-social, cultural, self-care, teaching, and continuing care needs of the patient as appropriate to patient age and diagnoses.
• Collects data in an ongoing and systematic manner as outlined by departmental protocol.
• Places the emphasis of assessment on the physiologic, psychological and cognitive status of the patient.
• Reports any abnormal assessments in a timely manner to physician/mid-level provider.
• Delegates duties and tasks to others after assessment of patient needs and capabilities, and determines the scope of responsibilities with awareness of staff members performance standards
• Supervises members of assigned team via regular rounds and verbal interaction to validate work load, patient status and problems.
• Planning: Formulates a goal-directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on identified patient care needs.
• Uses department/unit process standards as specified for planning/delivering patient care; individualizes these, holds self and co-workers accountable to them. Documents and evaluates care provided.
• Formulates a goal directed plan of care based on departmental/unit standards.
• Establishes priorities of patient care on the basis of essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient at all items.
• Demonstrates understanding of Advanced Directives.
• Participates in departmental/unit nursing performance improvement process; quality standards development, data collection, trending, revisions and education of staff.
• Initiates discharge planning with initial assessment.
• Utilizes effective communication skills to establish positive working relationship with all health team members, patients, and significant others.
• Implementation: Initiates plan of care based on established priorities, essential needs and available resources.
• Initiates plan of care based on established priorities essential needs and available resources.
• Explains plan of care to patient and significant others utilizing ancillary resources when needed.
• Demonstrates ability to respond quickly to patient changes and unit needs.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent, timely and continuous manner.
• Intervenes on patient's behalf utilizing appropriate resources.
• Supports department/unit by providing coverage for nursing shortages and increased patient census.
• Identifies/assesses an unstable or emergency condition and initiates appropriate action.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution skills.
• Demonstrates appropriate delegation and coordination of tasks and duties.
• Administers medications accurately and in accordance with the Five Rights of Medication Administration.
• Transcribes orders correctly.
• Performs treatments and procedures according to MGH standards.
• Assures documentation is accurate, concise and follows established guidelines.
• Demonstrates responsibility for Patient/Family education.
• Evaluation: Assesses the effectiveness of intervention and revises the plan of care as needed.
• Evaluates effectiveness of patient interventions on an ongoing basis.
• Rounds on patients routinely to identify and assess needs.
• Reviews specific patient care situations for effectiveness of departmental team interventions.
• Demonstrates competence required in evaluation skills.
• Development: Maintains current knowledge, certification, and licensure
• Practices within legal boundaries of nurse practice act and according to hospital policy and procedures.
• Identifies learning needs in self and initiates actions to address these education needs.
• Attends hospital sponsored training programs as required by the department/unit.
• Updates clinical skills as required by department/unit policy and patient needs.
• Completes all mandatory requirements, certifications, and licensure within allotted timeframe for completion (CPR, License, PPD, NIH Stroke Scale, Competencies, Age Specifics, etc.)
• Organizational knowledge: Works effectively within and between departments
• Participates on inter-departmental teams, committees, councils and communicates department/unit knowledge as appropriate.
• Provides department/unit with information and knowledge acquired during participation with interdepartmental teams, committees and councils.
• Demonstrates a constructive approach during all interactions with staff, supervisors, and managers both inside and outside the department/unit.
• Displays professionalism in interactions with patients, families, staff and physicians/mid-level providers.
• Department/Unit Specific Functions and Duties
  * Operating Room:
  
  • Knowledge of critical care including EKG.
  • Assists with in room preoperative and intra-operative preparation of patients, and assists with set up of the surgical suite before, during and after a surgical procedure.
  • Ability to circulate a procedure.
  • Follows appropriate hand washing and sterilization techniques at all times.
  • Assists in preparing equipment and surgical table for procedure.
  • Moves patient from stretcher to surgical table and back with assistance.
  • Prepares and helps with patient positioning.
  • Assists with the cleaning and sterilization of Operating Room for case turnover.
  • Helps pull case carts for the following day and returns all sterile equipment to its appropriate location.
    QUALIFICATIONS
    
    EDUCATION:
    
    
    • Graduate of accredited School of Nursing
    • Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Required
    • Associates Degree will be considered for hard to fill positions with the requirement to obtain a BSN within a specific time frame.
      EXPERIENCE:
      
      
      • 1-2 year in Hospital setting preferred
      • New Nursing Graduate for Nurse Residency Program Only
        LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION & REGISTRATION:
        
        
        • Maryland Nursing License
        • CPR (BLS) Certification
        • Prefer certification in nursing specialty
          

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