Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinicalsetting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness ofall relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complexcare, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continuesto develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies ofclinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates toother care providers as a means to help manage the clinicalsituation.

CHRISTUS Santa RosaHospital - Medical Center (CSRH-MC), located in the South TexasMedical Center, provides a high-level of care through compassionatehands, experience physicians, and advanced technology, includingthe da Vinci Surgical Robot System and the Mako Robotic-ArmAssisted System. Services at the 178- bed facility include AcuteCare of the Elderly Unit, cardiology, diabetes care, emergencycare, general surgery, kidney transplantation at the CHRISTUSTransplant Institute, orthopedics, outpatient rehabilitation andaquatic therapy, Senior Behavioral Health Center, urology, and theWound Care and Hyperbaric Center.

Responsibilities:

Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUSCompetencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader ofLeaders.
Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standardsof Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process,including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention andevaluation for assigned patients.
Addressesincreasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and socialneeds of patient and families in accordance with their level ofpractice.
Using the appropriate protocol, administersmedications and treatments; monitors for side-effects andeffectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
Documentspatient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, familymembers and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

CORE COMPETENCIES
Standard I: Utilizesthe Nursing Process
Uses critical thinking skills toassess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural,spiritual, and development needs of patient and families
Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare teammembers
Develops and uses a specific plan of care andmodifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-basedpractice
Implements patient care and therapeuticprocedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment andteaching goals
Evaluates the care and treatment(s)provided to the patient and the patient response to the care andtreatment(s)
Performs timely reassessment anddocumentation
Must be able to perform unit-specificcompetencies based on the specific patient care need for thedesignated unit's patient population

Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient FlowProcess
Anticipates and plans foradmission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow
Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools tofacilitate the discharge process
Coaches on tools andtechniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders toensure accuracy

Standard III. UnitOperations
Plans, directs, and evaluates the overallnursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during anassigned shift
Demonstrates good stewardship in properuse and maintenance of equipment and Supplies
Assessesdepartmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcingefforts.
Educates and trains others on theoperations, ethics, and regulations within the industry

Standard IV. Safe Practice/QualityCare/Regulations
Incorporates patient safetypractices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting inpositive patient outcomes
Demonstrates accountabilityfor nursing research and quality improvement activities
Provides evidence-based nursing care
Communicates patient information effectively across the continuumof care
Educates and trains others on the operations,ethics, and regulations within the industry
Knowledgeof federal, state and local healthcare-related laws andregulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practicesand activities

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Clinical Policies and Standards
Follows aspecific set of standards and associated clinical procedures
Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensuresorganizational compliance
Provides feedback forimprovement of procedures
Assists in the developmentand implementation of specific procedures
Works withcontrol and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques

Health Information Documentation
Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patientdocumentation
Walk through the steps and proceduresfor receiving, validating and updating patient records
Describes the flow of information between various stations orunits
Discusses the functions, features and documentflow of electronic documentation
Transcribes verbalorders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy
Explains health information documentation best practices andtheir rationale across health care practices

Medical Equipment
Describes experience with basicmedical equipment used in own unit or facility
Usesstandard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves commonequipment problems
Educates patients about theappropriate use of home medical equipment
Ensures thatall equipment and related supplies are in proper working orderprior to use to ensure patient safety
Inspects,troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment

Medical Order Processing
Shares experiences withprocessing medical orders for one or more groups of patients orconditions
Describes functions and features of thesystem used to enter, validate, update and forward medicalorders
Discusses common errors, their sources andprocedures for correcting
Explains considerations forentering and following standing orders
Differentiatesbetween standing orders and preprinted orders and considerationsfor each

Patient Chart Reading andInterpretation
Describes experiences in reading andinterpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under owncare
Reviews patients' charts for completion andaccuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions
Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medicalstaff
Relates examples of mis-readings ormisinterpretations and lessons learned
Reviews,discusses and validates own interpretation with others

Patient Safety
Shares experienceswith ensuring safety for one or more patient groups orsettings
Explains key features of safety guidelinesand procedures for those groups and settings
Listensand responds to safety inquiries from patients and familymembers
Recognizes and addresses physiological andpsychological signs of problems
Describesconsiderations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versusharm to others
Utilizes appropriate systems todocument misses and near misses, participates in immediateinvestigating, analysis and reporting in real-time

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing,preferred.
• 1 year of experience in the relatednursing specialty preferred.
• BLSrequired
• RN License in state of employment orcompact

WorkSchedule:

7AM -7PM

Work Type:

Full Time

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