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RN Life Flight (Full Time, Night shift)

Job Summary

Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and supervises individual patient care on a nursing unit according to unit policies and procedures. Supports and upholds the Patient Bill of Rights. Practices under the supervision of the Manager / Director and functions under the Medical Director of the LifeFlight program.

Job Specific Duties

• Communicates the patient's progress, critical findings, and changes in condition with physician or disciplines involved in the care of the child. Performs & documents discharge planning per policy.
• Completes all nursing assessment of patients. Completes admission history & discharge planning thoroughly and accurately.
• Ensures all admission history includes spiritual needs, cultural, developmental, educational / learning needs, and psychosocial needs.
• Delegates nursing care based on knowledge of staff qualifications and competency.
• Performs reassessments as per policy and when there is a change in the plan of care and / or when an intervention is performed.
• Plans, implements, and documents the plan of care in collaboration with the other disciplines and services to assure safe and efficient care.
• Provides education and documents on patient / family teachings on health related needs (i.e. disease, medications, treatments, pain, discharge, safety, nutrition, skin care etc.).
• Promotes a safe "error free" working environment by consistently performing thorough hand-offs & infection prevention measures. Assesses all body systems, ensures safe, effective, & efficient care.
• Ensures absence of medication errors, avoidance of falls, ouch-free procedural pain, reduction of pain, absence of blood borne infections, surgical site infections, & secure of endotracheal tubes.
• Provides continuous supervision, observation of behavioral health patients, and adheres to non-violent crisis intervention strategies (CPI).

Minimum Job Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities