About this Job:

General Summary of Position
Independently assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the nursing care of patients from admission through discharge. In collaboration with the patient and family provides theory-based professional nursing care and coordinates care delivery with the physician and other members of the health care team.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care and evaluates outcomes based on an assessment of physical emotional bio-physical and spiritual needs. Incorporates the principals of patient-centered care.
• Communicates patient's clinical information clearly and accurately in verbal and written format. Clearly and accurately documents pertinent information in the patient's medical record. Consistently demonstrates effective documentation practices and develops strategies to ensure complete documentation of patient care.
• Completes timely initial and ongoing patient assessments considering the physiological psychosocial spiritual cultural and developmental needs of patients and families. Serves as a resource in planning care for complex patients.
• Contributes to optimal patient outcomes as coordinator of a unit-based healthcare team. Supervises the provision of nursing care to assigned patients. Consistently demonstrates effective leadership behavior. Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality. Facilitates collaboration among other health team members fostering effective communication with other disciplines.
• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations. Seeks opportunities to participate in developing revising standards of practice to meet changing patient population requirements.
• Evaluates the patient's response to treatment and progress toward identified goals and revise plan of care as appropriate. Monitors medical condition intervenes using critical thinking and reports patient changes to appropriate personnel.
• Identifies health teaching needs of patients and families. Develops implements and evaluates a health teaching program to meet the identified needs. Effectively uses and adapts a variety of teaching resources in meeting the learning needs of patients/families.
• In collaboration with the patient family and other members of the healthcare team systematically develops revises and coordinates the patient's plan of care. Formulates nursing diagnosis as necessary. Assists others in developing revising and coordinating patient's plan of care.
• In coordinating the delivery of patient care delegates activities to unlicensed staff in accordance with system policies principles of Patient-Centered Care and the Maryland Nurse Practice Act. Supervises the performance of the delegated nursing task by the unlicensed staff. Assists staff in delegation/time management skills. Identifies ways to facilitate working relationships among all levels of staff.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment of caring for patients and families. Provides basic patient comfort measures during procedures. Identifies and acts upon opportunities to improve the environment of care.
• Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
• Provides for the emotional support of patients and families during the crisis of illness. Demonstrates patient/family advocacy.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required

Experience

• 2-5 yrs RN experience, with 1-2 yrs Infusion experience required

Licenses and Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Upon Hire required and
• CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required and
• Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to precept.
• Demonstrated high level of competence.
• Excellent situational assessment skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic math skills.
• Basic computer skills preferred.
• Completion of Chemotherapy/biotherapy course within 6 months of hire.

This position has a hiring range of : USD $42.82 - USD $78.27 /Hr.