Registered Nurse (RN)

JOB SUMMARY :

• Provides quality patient care based on the documented assessment of the patient’s needs
• Performs nursing procedures according to physician’s orders, following the department policies and procedures with the knowledge and understanding of differences in the care required for a pediatric, adolescent or geriatric patient as compared to an adult
• Adheres to, demonstrates, and supports the Mission, Vision, and Values of Columbus Community Hospital

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE NEEDED :

TRAINING & EDUCATION NEEDED :

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Key : Occasional (1-3 hours per day or

Frequent (3-7 hours per day or 33-66%)

Constant (7 or more hours per day or >

66%)

Must be able to lift 20 lbs. from shoulder height to waist / cart on frequent basis

Must be able to lift 30 lbs. from floor to shoulder height on occ. basis

Must be able to lift 35 lbs. from floor to waist / cart on occ. basis

Must be able to push / pull 30 lbs. at shoulder height / extended reach on occ. basis with awkward weight distribution and twisting / turning

Must be able to push / pull 22 lbs. at waist level on frequent basis

Must be able to push / pull 40 lbs. at waist level on occ. basis

Must be able to lift / carry 35-40 lbs. at waist level on occ. basis

Must be able to push / pull 75 lbs. at waist level on occ. basis while maneuvering patient beds

(75 lbs. required to initiate move and 35 lbs. to maintain movement of bed)

Must be able to stand from 5-8 hours

Must be able to walk from 5-8 hours

Must be able to kneel and squat on occ. basis

Must be able to grip / grasp / pinch of instruments on frequent basis

Must be able to use computer and perform keyboarding on frequent basis

May be required to work on slippery surface

May be required to work with noisy equipment during certain operative procedures

May be required to work extended hours beyond 8-12 hours on occ. basis

Will work in environmental temperatures of 67°- 80° F

POPULATION SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES :

1. Interprets the appropriate life span needs of patients, provides appropriate population-based care according to the department skills checklist for identified populations, and could include age groups as below :

65 years of age

2. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of patients / families and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s life span

JOB DUTIES :

o Assessing human responses to actual or potential health conditions

o Establishing nursing diagnoses

o Establishing goals and outcomes to meet identified health care needs

o Establishing and maintain a plan of care

o Update the plan of care utilizing nursing diagnosis, appropriate nursing interventions, and documentation of the patient’s response with consideration to age and culture-specific needs

o Prescribing nursing interventions to for the plan of care and implementing the plan of care

o Delegating, directing, or assigning nursing interventions that may be performed by others and that do not conflict with the Nurse Practice Act

o Maintaining safe and effective nursing care rendered directly or indirectly

o Evaluating response to interventions, including, but not limited to, performing physical and psychological assessments of patients & assess and reassesses the patient within the time frames of the department policy

o Document observations and data related to the patient and nursing care provided for high quality documentation

§ High quality documentation is : accurate, valid, clear concise, and complete, legible / readable, thoughtful, timely, contemporaneous, sequential, and reflective of the nursing process

§ Maintain efficiency of the use of the “downtime” system for documentation when the available electronic systems do not function

o Administering, managing, and supervision the practice of nursing

o Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team in the management of healthcare

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