Rn - Recovery Room

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, ED Tech, ED Clerical/PCA, CRSS and OTs.

• Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the capabilities of the team members.
• 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.
• Applies safety principles when performing care and accurately documents observations, care provided and changes in care plan.
• Performs initial and annual competency per job class.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

DCH Standards

• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• All other duties as assigned.

Current Alabama RN licensure. Associate degree in Nursing required. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required. AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training required within the first 6-12 months of employment in role. AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training required within the first 6-12 months of employment in role. Professional Nursing Certifcation preferred. Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

WORK CONTEXT

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

PHYSICAL FACTORS

• 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
• Physical presence onsite is essential.
• Must possess stamina to work prolonged shifts
• Must be able to reach reasonable distances in any direction
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation
• Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and carry objects
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking
• Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Must be able to run in an emergency
• Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop