Baylor Plan Rn - Fayette Medical Center- Acute Care/Med Surg

Plans, coordinates and directs quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families. Provides leadership to other team members by articulating and delegating expected standards of care, supervising and encouraging team members, and supporting their contributions. Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs and other non-licensed staff.

• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Assists in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement.
• Evaluates and regularly reevaluates patient care; coordinates care planning with patient, family, providers and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes.
• Participates in transition rounds, care planning/problem identification and team shift reports.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the capabilities of the team members.
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Plans, provides, and documents patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological, developmental, and age-related factors, after identifying barriers to learning.
• Applies safety principles when performing care and accurately documents observations, care provided and changes in care plan.
• Assesses condition on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis to include but not limited to the patient’s physical condition, psychological status, social status, spiritual and cultural needs, pain assessment/management, nutritional and functional status, developmental or age related factors, and discharge planning needs.
• Performs initial and annual competency per job class.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.

Current Alabama RN license required. One (1) year of RN experience required in Acute Care, Critical Care, Emergency Department. Current Certifications/Licenses listed below are required for their respective areas

Acute Care American Heart Association (AHA) approved BLS HealthCare Provider

Critical Care American Heart Association (AHA) approved BLS HealthCare Provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Emergency Department American Heart Association (AHA) approved BLS HealthCare Provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required. Preferred Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

WORK CONTEXT

• Must be able to receive delegation
• Requires wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.
• Address conflict and stressful situation
• Ability to delegate to team members and students
• Must be able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting
• Communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion
• Responsible to achieve outcomes
• Must be meet time pressure and time lines
• Must be able to work in groups
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Requires decision making that will affect others
• Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions
• Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work
• Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately
• Dealing with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities

PHYSICAL FACTORS

Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking

• Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop
• Must be able to run in an emergency
• Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner and must be ablet o feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Must possess stamina to work prolonged shifts
• Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and carry objects
• Must be able to reach reasonable distances in any direction
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation
• Physical presence onsite is essential.