What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN-Flex Solutions position at Vaughan Regional Medical Center?
Description
Summary:
Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.
Essential Functions:
To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
- Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
- Appropriately assesses, plans, implements, and evaluate patient care.
- Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
- Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
- Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
- Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
- Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
Qualifications
Education: Associate’s Degree required
Experience: Previous RN and/or Pediatric RN experience preferred but not required.
Certifications/Licenses: Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 30 days of hire date; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), & Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 6 months of hire date. Current Alabama RN License required.
