Cardiology RN Seasonal PRN-Nights (sjrmc)

Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Provides individualized patient care

•   Maintains clinical competency appropriate for the area of practice
•    Prioritizes patient care based on acuity and assures continuity of safe/effective care of patients
•    Understands and follows policy and procedure in addition to meeting licensure requirements
•    Maintains responsiveness to current safety and quality initiatives and sustains improvement
•    Builds productive interpersonal relationships in every encounter
•    Demonstrates teamwork and delegates appropriately to other team members
•    Actively participates in the department
•    Proactively seeks continued growth and development
•    Supports the philosophy of San Juan Regional Medical Center by facilitating the cooperation of the hospital staff in a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving
•    Upholds established Core Values, Standards of Practice, Standards of Care, philosophy, and goals of the Nursing Department and organization
•    Serves as a role model to staff by demonstrating a positive attitude and holistic approach to patient care and a commitment to the nursing process
•    Assesses patient conditions and nursing needs utilizing the nursing process
•    Is able to deliver interdisciplinary care to patients across the lifespan: OB/Peds through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation and appropriately documents the care of assigned patients
•    Sets expected outcomes/goals and prescribes appropriate nursing interventions in cooperation with the patient, the patient’s family and/or the significant other
•    Uses advanced and specialized knowledge and skills to proficiently assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document the care of assigned patients
•    Assesses the patient/family significant other’s educational needs and develops an appropriate plan to meet the needs as evidenced by documentation on the Patient’s Plan of Care
•    Follows guidelines described in the Ethics and Compliance Code of Conduct Compliance Plan
•    Demonstrates an understanding of DNV accrediting process as it pertains to his/her position and responsibilities and responds accordingly                     
•    Performs other duties as assigned
•    Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work:
                                                Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship

Physical Requirements and Environmental Working Conditions:

•    Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance
•    Must be able to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently
•    Must be able to lift greater than fifty (50) pounds and push up to three hundred (300) pounds frequently
•    Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids
•    Meet OSHA training requirements
•    Special Demands:
o    Set limits when dealing with angry, hostile, or sometimes verbally or physically abusive patients and families in an attempt to ensure a safe, respectful environment that will support the delivery of care
o    Effectively cope and strive for balance when caring for acutely ill patients and families