What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Care Professional position at ScionHealth?
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Job Summary
The Registered Nurse (RN) - on Full-time or Part-time basis - provides planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation. A Registered Nurse develops the nursing care plan in coordination with patient, family, and interdisciplinary staff as necessary.
This position requires effective communication skills to communicate changes in patient's clinical condition with Physicians, Nursing Supervisor/Manager, and co-workers as appropriate. Additionally, participation in discharge planning process is crucial for this role.
Essential Functions:
- Maintains the standard of nursing care and implements policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department.
- Directs, supervises, provides, and evaluates nursing care provided to patients.
- Assigns or delegates tasks based on the needs and condition of the patient, potential for harm, complexity of the task, and within scope of practice of the staff to whom the task is delegated.
- Assigns nursing care team members in accordance with patient needs, team member's capabilities, and qualifications.
- Documents patient admission assessment and reassessments, patient care plans, and other pertinent information completely in the patient's medical record according to nursing standards and policies.
This role involves performing assessments on all patients on admission and reassessments as per policy. Referrals to other disciplines are made based on assessments. The development of nursing care plans for assigned patients on admission, updates as needed, and ensures plan of care is coordinated with patient, family, and other members of the team.
Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing, or Nursing Diploma program.
- Current state licensure as Registered Nurse.
- BCLS certification.
- ACLS preferred.
Minimum one year ED experience in an acute care setting is preferred.
