Emergency Room RN

Emergency Room RN

Primary Location Fontana, California

Job Number 1151872

Date posted 02/06/2023

Description:

Provides professional nursing care using the nursing process in accordance with established standards of care, rules, and procedures in her role as the head of the healthcare team. Performs in a manner that is compatible with the Medical Center's vision, mission, and strategic plan. demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice, and treats coworkers, patients, families, and all other members of the healthcare team with respect. Remains adaptable to changing systems.

 

Essential Purposes

– The Registered Nurse exhibits the following abilities, capacities, and behaviors to demonstrate proficiency:- Management:

– Upholds applicable local, state, and federal laws as well as Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.- Acts as the team's leader; assigns duties appropriately; and exhibits appropriate accountability.

– Recognizes the range of practice for oneself and other team members, and escalates problems as necessary.

– Exhibits supportive, professional conduct.

– Supports original concepts.

– Guides and leads others through the process of transformation.- Uses communication techniques like problem escalation and chain of command that produce the desired effects.

– Assists in identifying and solving problems.- Guides, coaches, and mentors others in patient care and unit-specific operations.- Shares authority and responsibility with subordinates and is accountable for their performance.

– Demonstrates ability to problem solve w/ other departments in order to assist member problem resolution.

– Prioritizes, delegates, and supervises work assignments appropriately to ensure completion of patient care activities.

– Complies w/ regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.

– Nursing Process:

– Develops and/or contributes to the individualized plan of care that reflects assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the outcomes of that plan.

– Ensures plan shows multidisciplinary planning, consultation, and education.

– Ensures plan is reflective of admission or outpatient database, on-going findings, age-appropriate care, cultural specific needs, and appropriate acuity.

– Ensures plan is discussed w/ patient, family/significant others, and completed in a timely manner.

– Monitors the patient's progress based on the plan.

– Revises plan on an ongoing basis based on patient condition and evaluation of progress.

– Ensures care meets standards of practice.

– Ensures effective development and completion of discharge plan including discharge barriers and patient/family education.

– Ensures that patient clearly understands discharge instructions.

– In outpatient, identify barriers and needs for patient/family education that will facilitate the outpatient medical mgmt plan.

– Ensures patient safety related but not limited to, medications and procedures utilizing the five rights; patient falls; decubitus prevention and prevention of nosocomial infections.

 

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