This position applies the nursing process in providing direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families. The position also collaborates, in a collegial manner, with physicians and other health care team members in meeting the patient’s needs. This position may delegate certain aspects of care to those under their direct supervision, within the scope of nursing practice. 

Minimum Job Requirements:
   * Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing. New hires to obtain their BSN within 5 years of hire 
   * New graduates, recent graudates, or those with less than 1 year of acute care experience are required to complete all elements of the TriHealth Vizient Professional Nurse Residency Program within 1 year
   * Preferred Certification in specialty area of practice 
   * Registered Nurse with valid license in OH. Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
   * Knowledge, judgment and skills derived from the Principles of Biological, Physical, Behavioral, Social and Nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs at various stages of the life cycle 
   * Preferred membership in related professional organization
   * Up to 1 year experience Clinical Nursing 

Job Responsibilities:
   * Performs initial and ongoing assessment of patient and family. Completes initial assessment tool. Documents ongoing assessment per unit/TriHealth guidelines. Communicates assessment findings to other health care providers as appropriate. Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment.
   * Plans care for patient and family based on assessment, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes. Initiates and individualizes appropriate patient care guidelines/plan of care or clinical pathways. Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs. Develops both short and long term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning. Communicates plan of care to others.
   * Provides a safe, therapeutic environment, maintains patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and is sensitive to patient diversity. Seeks resources to help formulate ethical decisions. Balances priorities of the patient's needs and those of the unit/facility. Recognizes emergency situations and takes appropriate action. Completes patient assignment including documentation within scheduled timeframe. Bases interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes and documents accordingly. Trains/educates other staff and acts an expert resource in specialty area through abilities in existing and newer knowledge and skills. Effectively communicates and understands/executes physician orders.
   * Evaluates the plan of care for patient based on optimal specific patient outcomes. Documents the patient/family response to care including teaching. Collaborates with the patient/family and with other members of the health care team, including physicians, to revise plan of care as needed. Supervises the care that was delegated to other health care team members.
   * Demonstrates organizations responsibilities: Identifies areas for self improvement, functions in relief charge / resource role as requested, completes assignments within scheduled timeframes, cooperates with instructor to facilitate effective learning experiences for students, maintains current knowledge in area of practice, demonstrates knowledge of organizational and department changes.

Other Job-Related Information:

   * Sign on bonus for external qualified candidates (one-year work commitment required)


Working Conditions:

Climbing - Rarely
Concentrating - Consistently
Continous Learning - Consistently
Hearing: Conversation - Consistently 
Interpersonal Communication - Consistently
Kneeling - Occasionally
Lifting <10 Lbs - Consistently
Lifting 50+ Lbs - Consistently
Lifting 11-50 Lbs - Consistently
Pulling - Consistently
Pushing - Consistently
Reaching - Consistently
Reading - Consistently
Sitting - Occasionally
Standing - Consistently
Stooping - Consistently
Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently
Use of Hands - Frequently
Color Vision - Consistentl 
Walking - Consistently

The TriHealth Nursing Vision, Mission, and Philosophy speaks to prefessional development, collaboration, and our nursing culture. To achieve excellence in nursing care, TriHealth encourages: pursuit of improved knowledge through continuing education classes, formal education leading to advancement of degrees, and the attainment of specialty certification; nurse membership in local, regional, and national nursing organizations related to the appropriate nurse specialty; involvement in activities that better the health of our community; nursing research activities and use of evidence-based practice, and all nurses to foster, support and personally model collaborative relationships amongst nurses, physicians, and other caregives for the betterment of patient care.