Position Purpose
This position provides optimal patient care utilizing knowledge and skills within the context of evidence based nursing practice and the theory of human caring. The RN is accountable for individualized patient care and outcomes over an entire episode of care. This position may be utilized as a resource RN in the Acute Services Division, including Renown Regional Medical Center, Renown South Meadows, and Renown Rehabilitation in the units where competencies are assessed and demonstrated.
Nature and Scope
This position must provide optimal patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and families.
This position must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, motor-sensor, psychosocial, and safety factors appropriate to the age of the patient served and meets standards of quality as measured by the unit/department special populations competency standards.
When possible, the family or those significant to the family are considered as part of the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation efforts. The Acute Care Float RN coordinates care between other professionals.
Evidence-based nursing practice, along with critical thinking skills, is required to provide optimally safe patient care when interacting with internal and external contacts and exercising judgment and making decisions. Professional nursing practice is congruent with the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics.
Acute Float RNs will float to the Acute Care hospitals within Renown Health in departments where competencies have been demonstrated.
This position does provide patient care.
Disclaimer
The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.
- Experience: One year of acute care experience preferred.
- License(s): Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Registered Nurse license.
- Certification(s): BLS required. ACLS certification by American Heart Association standards required within six (6) months of hire.
- Computer / Typing: Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computer skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, and complete online benefits enrollment, etc.