What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Nurse - Orthopedics position at Tahoe Forest Health System?
The schedule could be either, Monday-Thursday, 10 hour shifts or Monday - Friday, 8 hour shifts
Bargaining Unit: Outpatient Clinics - EAP
Rate of Pay: $57.20/hour DOE
Summary
Performs the nursing process through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe therapeutic care to patients in the Multispecialty Clinics by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assesses the physical and psychosocial needs of patients.
- Implements and evaluates individual plan of care.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions.
- Identifies and provides education to patient and/or significant other.
- Coordinates resources for complete and effective patient care.
- Possesses effective communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
- Participates in departmental growth and development.
- Rotates between departments as assigned/required
- Pursues professional growth.
- Follows patient care standards.
- Explains procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding, and allay apprehension.
- Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques.
- Prepares equipment and aids providers during treatment and examination of patient when required.
- Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient.
- Records significant conditions and reactions and notifies provider of patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
- Takes blood pressure, pulse, temperature, pulse oximetry and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and to assess condition of patient.
- Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
- Initiates patient education according to individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by provider and/or hospital policy including patient and family instruction.
- Possesses and develops subject matter knowledge and expertise in assigned departments through partnership and mentoring with physicians and Advance Practice Providers (APP).
- Possess the ability to review medical history, clinical information, INR results and the patient’s compliance concerning anticoagulation management and document findings accurately in electronic health record.
- Assists providers with medication management in the electronic medical record system.
- Assists with development and implementation of medication refill protocols.
- Telephone and in-person triage for symptom management.
- Assists in the development and maintenance of chronic disease registries.
- Communicates clearly.
- Establishes and maintains effective, professional working relationships with patients, medical staff, co-workers, and the public.
- Works with MSC Manager/Director on action plans for process improvement and Quality reporting.
- Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
- Complies with System policies and procedures.
- Other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibilities
No supervisory responsibilities.
Education and Experience
Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school, and six months to one year related experience and/or training.
Licenses, Certifications
Current California Registered Nurse license. If scheduled to work in Nevada, current Nevada Registered Nurse license.
Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous BLS certification) which must be completed within three (3) months of hire.
Required if working in departments 17092-MSC Urgent Care Truckee, 17093-MSC Urgent Care Tahoe City or 17094-MSC Urgent Care Squaw Valley and hired after 9/23/2020: Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous ACLS certification) which must be completed within three (3) months of hire. Anyone hired prior to 9/23/2020 will have three (3) months to obtain ACLS certificate.
Salary : $57
