Staff Nurse-RN/LVN

Summary

Assists the nursing staff in providing maximum patient care, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of each assigned patient. Gives direct and indirect patient care as assigned.

Essential Functions

• Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Promotes patients independence by establishing patient care goals; teaches patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self‑care skills; answers questions.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection‑control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing orders for supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Enters admission/discharge orders.
• Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Professional Requirements

• Adhere to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
• Complete annual education requirements.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Wear identification while on duty.
• Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations.
• Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
• Communicate the mission, ethics and goals of the organization.
• Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.