Employment Type:Part timeShift:12 Hour Day Shift
Description:Position Title: Advanced RN Department: Nursing Clinical Support Sta Purpose: The Advanced RN will work in the float pool to provide support to nursing units in which they have competencies to independently deliver nursing care to patients. Key accountabilities include: Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patients care and condition based upon observation, examination and other pertinent information. Completes assessment in specified time frame. Identifies and consistently recognizes changes in normal and abnormal parameters in the patient's physiological, psychological, cultural, developmental, and spiritual needs. Implements nursing interventions to achieve progress toward expected patient outcomes or to stabilize a patient's condition and/or prevent complications. Evaluates and documents patients' response to nursing care and modifies or revises treatment plans, and/or contacts physicians as circumstances require. Participates in interdisciplinary patient care planning and evaluates patient progression in preparation for safe discharge. Identifies and completes assessments of patient (family) educational needs. Provides education consistent with patient's level of understanding using existing resources based on diagnosis, treatment plan or prescribed medical regimen. Report To: Manager Supervisory Responsibility: Direction: The job requires some accountability for scheduling, assigning or coordinating work. Employees check the quality of work and provide guidance, instruction, training and direction to others. Although the job does not require formal or official supervisory responsibility, the incumbent serves as group leader or acts in an informal \"assistant supervisory\" or \"lead\" role. In addition, the employee may be expected to provide information or suggestions on human resources matters. Materials Responsibility: Limited: Work requires limited responsibility for material resources. Examples of resources could include supplies, equipment, inventories, small budgets, and other similar material assets. The employee has a limited amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors is also limited in terms of damage, waste or financial loss. Problems associated with material resources are not complex. The volume of resources may vary, but the level of difficulty in dealing with these resources is uncomplicated. Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees, Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers, General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Students/Interns/Residents/Outside Instructors, Patients, Families, and Significant Others POSITION SPECIFICATION Education: Bachelor's Degree Field Of Study: Nursing Special Training: ACLS; Basic Life Support; Minimum of 2 years experience in nursing Training Preferred: ANCC Certified in Medical-Surgical Nursing or related field Licensure/Registration: Registered Nurse in Iowa & Illinois Experience: More than 2 years experience required. Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization. Communications are of moderate difficulty and sensitivity. Contact with others may involve detailed & lengthy dialogues & exchanges of information. Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or stressful encounters. Working Conditions: There is routine exposure to highly adverse environmental conditions including physical hazards, health and safety risks, and otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment. Personal risks require safety equipment or precautions to be followed closely. The time the employee may be exposed to these conditions is limited to 70% or less of the work day. Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes Miscellaneous:
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