Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Plans, directs and evaluates individualized nursing care based on identified problems and age specific/developmental requirements: Pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.
• CPR certification.
• Completes all components of Nursing Assessment on new admission as indicated by age specific requirement in indicated time frame: Pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.
• Assesses and documents condition, observation, interventions and response on assigned patients on ongoing basis to include but not limited to normal system review, behavioral and age specific factor.
• Initiates and ensures medication reconciliation through admission, transfer and discharge process as applicable.
• Performs venipuncture according to hospital policy: Pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.
• Demonstrates knowledge of core measures and guidelines to meeting requirements.
• Adheres to policies and procedures and demonstrates practices that ensure a safe environment for patients, visitors, co-workers, and self.
• Demonstrates problem solving and crucial thinking skills.
• Collaborates and coordinates with treatment team members to provide quality patient care and maintain accurate and timely interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Takes the initiative to obtain additional education related to scope of practice. Functions as a preceptor and mentor.
• Demonstrates safe medication administration, maintaining medication and patient verification process per hospital policy. Pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric
• Plans and provides patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological development and age related factors after identifying barriers to learning.
• CPI certification.