Staff Nurse (RN), 7 East Rhodes, Acute Care Department,University Hospital (osu)

Job Description

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95% Duties and Responsibilities:

Health Care Delivery: Participates in our innovative healthcare delivery model that delivers high value care with                                                  unparalleled patient experience.

• Applies the nursing process to all areas of practice
• Establishes a patient plan of care; provides patient education related to patient’s condition, therapeutic regimen and self-care measures; evaluates effectiveness of patient education
• Provides care according to patient needs; performs specialized nursing care procedures as outlined in department/unit specific competency profiles
• Provides discharge planning that begins on admission according to patient need; coordinates patient care, admissions, transfers and discharges.  Matching nurses with specific skills to patients with specific needs.
• Provides interdisciplinary communication to enhance the patient plan of care
• Enhances patient experience with high value care
• Actively participates in performance improvement initiatives positively affecting quality and safety
• Responds to urgent situations and assumes an active role to enhance emergency care needed for positive patient outcomes
• Adheres to regulatory compliance standards 

Talent and Culture:  Supports an environment to attract and develop a diverse and talented team of people committed to creating a culture of innovation and discovery.

• Promotes a safe, positive, and healthy work environment
• Contributes to the advancement and wellbeing of the team in order to support retention, engagement, and professional culture
• Interdisciplinary collaboration with others
• In collaboration and with the direction of the nurse  manager, may assume additional leadership responsibilities
• Embody the Buckeye spirit through our shared values: Inclusiveness, Determination, Empathy, Sincerity, Ownership, and Innovation

Biomedical Discoveries: Encourages scientific curiosity and determination

• Participates in evidence-based practice and or nursing research through clinical inquiry to improve care
• Describes clinical problems using the evidence
• Promotes a culture of evidence-based practice for problem solving and clinical decision-making

• Implement an innovative multidisciplinary education model to educate the most diverse and sought after health professionals in the world.

• Attends mandatory education
• Maintains appropriate competencies

• Participates in professional development opportunities
• Participates in the orientation and mentoring of new employees (experienced and new graduates) to support our academic values
• Attends and /or presents unit in-services to support growth and development

Healthy Communities:Create healthy communities by addressing Ohio’s most pressing health needs.

• Acknowledge that nurses have a unique role and nursing participation can support medical center strategies to improve community health.
• Identify opportunities to participate in community organizations and initiatives. Track and communicate individual and unit-level activity.
• Encourage patients to be an active participant in their care.

Resource Stewardship:Be a responsible steward of all resources.

• Identify opportunities to improve processes that reduce waste in the system.
• Actively support operational and financial initiatives.
• Understand Nursing philanthropic efforts, priorities and opportunity to develop pipeline.
• Recognize critical role that nursing plays in care delivery, outcomes, and the potential for impact on philanthropic interests of grateful patients and others.

5% Assumes other duties as assigned

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