Nurse Per Diem Telemetry

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The Registered Nurse directs and coordinates all nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards and collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.

Essential Functions

• Deliver nursing care according to the standards of care defined within the American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Clinical Practice.
• Collect patient health data during admission process and throughout the patient's stay.
• Analyze the assessment data in determining diagnoses/patient problems.
• Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
• Develop a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Implement the interventions identified in the plan of care.
• Evaluate the patient's progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Formulate a discharge plan.
• Assess patient/family learning needs and facilitate the education process.
• Systematically evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Acquire, maintain, and apply current knowledge in nursing practice.
• Provide leadership to unit as assigned.
• Communicate effectively regarding issues of patient care.
• Act as a patient advocate regarding patient's physical, psycho-social, and spiritual needs.
• Initiate/participate in unit and department projects to improve systems for delivery of patient care.
• Act as a preceptor and assist in orientation of new personnel.
• Establish priorities, organize, and delegate work assignments accordingly.
• Provide peers and other staff members with constructive feedback regarding their practice.
• Seek available resources to help formulate ethical decisions.
• Maintain established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, confidentiality, quality improvement program, compliance, safety, infection control, and environmental standards.
• Maintain professional growth and development through attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences or in-services, professional affiliations, or journals to stay abreast of current trends in field of expertise.
• Meet annual competency and retraining requirements.
• Attend meetings as required.