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Human Resources Management - Follows process that define qualifications, responsibilities, competencies of staff needed to provide care and services that meet the needs of the staff and patients in the unit. - Familiar with the staffing plan to meet customer and service needs that effectively addresses staffing guidelines, productivity measures, and the unit  plan of care to provide safe and high quality service. - Leads on departmental work teams that successfully assess, revise, and improve work outcomes. - Provides frequent and clear communication and feedback to staff based on individual needs and job requirements. - Administers corrective action as appropriate. - Provides or facilitates continuing education/training for team members, with particular focus on quality improvement in teams, use of equipment, interpersonal relationships, customer service, and leadership as assigned or delegated. - Holds self accountable for 100% attendance at mandatory education. - Assures all new team members successfully complete general and department orientation within designated time frames. Communicate knowledge on all current hospital and department policies and procedures to patient care employees. - Promotes confidence in team members through peer recognition and reinforcement of successes by team and its members. - Facilitates and fosters ongoing problem solving that utilizes teams and collaboration. - Leads teams that can focus on immediate issues, move quickly, and achieve specific results as planned. - Supports others to do their best, creating an atmosphere focused on results, achievement and recognition. - Collaborates on hiring decisions with the nurse manager. Fiscal Management - Acts as financial steward for the unit and the staffing resource utilization based on care and services provided that is in alignment with mission, vision, and values of CHI St. Vincent - Monitors and modifies staffing skill mix according to shifts in demand for services and resource availability. - Communicates information and costs to team and all others involved in supporting the provision of care and services. - Continually defines, analyzes, and implements efficient workflow utilizing process improvement principles. Materials Management - Follows departmental plan for meeting material and capital needs that is based on available resources and consistent with the mission, vision, and values of CHI St. Vincent - Follows the systems processes for determining for and projecting material and capital needs on a yearly and provide input to manager/director. - Utilizes ongoing system that effectively manages material and supply usage. Management of Information and Support - Maintains a work environment that develops leadership and accountability skills in all staff. - Systematically empowers employees by relocating decision making for customer satisfaction to those serving the customer. - Participates in the Quality Improvement of the department by serving on teams that include ongoing mechanisms for measuring and improving quality of service and outcomes.  - Assesses and implements plan for continuously improving own leadership skills. - Develops own and staff skills in seeing organizational issues from the broad view, anticipating challenges and opportunities, thinking ahead, and the ability to react quickly with tactical responses to changes in work demands. - Maintains a precise and constant flow of information to staff through numerous channels and opportunities. - Unit Supervisor will assist with development of department schedule.   - Input of Payroll information into timekeeping system. Leadership - Challenges the status quo to improve efficiency of unit operations. - Facilitate optimal patient throughput to decrease LOS and LWBS. - Ensures that the competence of staff is assessed, maintained, demonstrated, and improved on an ongoing basis. - Creates and supports an environment in department that encourages problem solving, experimentation, creativity, calculated risk taking, desire to excel and pride in success. - Is adaptable, appreciates others viewpoints and open to new assignments. - Continually focuses staff attention and planning on future opportunities for improvements in services provided. - Is an effective advocate, gets ideas adopted, moves people to action, ask hard questions, and helps staff feel they are part of something bigger than themselves. - Role models effective team leader skills in department committees, problem analysis and feedback sessions, and participation on cross functional teams. - Demonstrates a positive attitude resulting in a high level of individual and group morale - Sets dramatic and inspiring goals that result in high expectations and successful outcomes. - Deals with issues in an unemotional and objective manner, while striving to enhance self esteem of others and listen with empathy.  Performs investisctory meetings with discipline with warranted. - Gets things done by setting deadlines for certain actions, closely monitoring the progress of activities, and intervening quickly when these are not proceeding according to schedule. - Sets the role model for accountability. - States clearly what is wanted and expected from others.

Assumes primary responsibility for overseeing, coordinating and facilitating comprehensive care delivery in all clinical areas during designated shifts. Serves as in-house administration after business hours and on weekends/holidays. Assumes delegated nursing administrative responsibilities in the absences of the director and/or Vice President. Assist directors in providing resources and monitors the productivity of the team. Serves as the communication link between the care team and directors. Participates in operationalizing CHI Health Strategic Initiatives and serves as a role model for ethical management. Supports a professional practice philosophy within a shared governance system that supports the hospital mission and nursing vision.   1. Has the authority to interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and conduct performance evaluations. 2. Assigns day-to-day work activities; directs the functional and technical job performance of team members. 3. Allocate and direct staffing needs to meet patient, unit, and department needs, and collaborate with others to ensure overall staffing needs are met. 4. Responsible for the coordination and support of patient activity and safe practices in all clinical areas on the designated shift. 5. Oversight for placement of all admissions on designated shift. All hospital EMTALA transfers requests are discussed/coordinated through the House Supervisor. 6. Responsible for facilitating unit triaging during times of peak census. When high census or ICU contingency plans are imminent, coordinates decisions with Directors, Medical Director, Vice President and Administrator on-call as appropriate. 7. Responds to high risk situations, provides direction, supports and assists as necessary toward problem resolution in a timely manner. 8. Coordinates daily staffing adjustments to maintain safe and effective care. Works with Department Director as necessary to resolve assignment issues.

Assumes primary responsibility for overseeing, coordinating and facilitating comprehensive care delivery in all clinical areas during designated shifts. Serves as in-house administration after business hours and on weekends/holidays. Assumes delegated nursing administrative responsibilities in the absences of the director and/or Vice President. Assist directors in providing resources and monitors the productivity of the team. Serves as the communication link between the care team and directors. Participates in operationalizing CHI Health Strategic Initiatives and serves as a role model for ethical management. Supports a professional practice philosophy within a shared governance system that supports the hospital mission and nursing vision. ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Has the authority to interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and conduct performance evaluations. 2. Assigns day-to-day work activities; directs the functional and technical job performance of team members. 3. Allocate and direct staffing needs to meet patient, unit, and department needs, and collaborate with others to ensure overall staffing needs are met. 4. Responsible for the coordination and support of patient activity and safe practices in all clinical areas on the designated shift. 5. Oversight for placement of all admissions on designated shift. All hospital EMTALA transfers requests are discussed/coordinated through the House Supervisor. 6. Responsible for facilitating unit triaging during times of peak census. When high census or ICU contingency plans are imminent, coordinates decisions with Directors, Medical Director, Vice President and Administrator on-call as appropriate. 7. Responds to high risk situations, provides direction, supports and assists as necessary toward problem resolution in a timely manner. 8. Coordinates daily staffing adjustments to maintain safe and effective care. Works with Department Director as necessary to resolve assignment issues.

Responsible to the Nurse Manager/Director. Functions as the unit supervisor, clinical resource person, and responsible for nursing resource utilization.   Human Resources Management - Follows process that define qualifications, responsibilities, competencies of staff needed to provide care and services that meet the needs of the staff and patients in the unit. - Familiar with the staffing plan to meet customer and service needs that effectively addresses staffing guidelines, productivity measures, and the unit plan of care to provide safe and high quality service. - Leads on departmental work teams that successfully assess, revise, and improve work outcomes. - Provides frequent and clear communication and feedback to staff based on individual needs and job requirements. - Administers corrective action as appropriate. - Provides or facilitates continuing education/training for team members, with particular focus on quality improvement in teams, use of equipment, interpersonal relationships, customer service, and leadership as assigned or delegated. - Holds self-accountable for 100% attendance at mandatory education. - Assures all new team members successfully complete general and department orientation within designated time frames. Communicate knowledge on all current hospital and department policies and procedures to patient care employees. - Promotes confidence in team members through peer recognition and reinforcement of successes by team and its members. - Facilitates and fosters ongoing problem solving that utilizes teams and collaboration. - Leads teams that can focus on immediate issues, move quickly, and achieve specific results as planned. - Supports others to do their best, creating an atmosphere focused on results, achievement and recognition. - Collaborates on hiring decisions with the nurse manager.   Fiscal Management - Acts as financial steward for the unit and the staffing resource utilization based on care and services provided that is in alignment with mission, vision, and values of CHI St. Vincent - Monitors and modifies staffing skill mix according to shifts in demand for services and resource availability. - Communicates information and costs to team and all others involved in supporting the provision of care and services. - Continually defines, analyzes, and implements efficient workflow utilizing process improvement principles.   Materials Management - Follows departmental plan for meeting material and capital needs that is based on available resources and consistent with the mission, vision, and values of CHI St. Vincent - Follows the systems processes for determining for and projecting material and capital needs on a yearly and provide input to manager/director. - Utilizes ongoing system that effectively manages material and supply usage.   Management of Information and Support - Maintains a work environment that develops leadership and accountability skills in all staff. - Systematically empowers employees by relocating decision making for customer satisfaction to those serving the customer. - Participates in the Quality Improvement of the department by serving on teams that include ongoing mechanisms for measuring and improving quality of service and outcomes.  - Assesses and implements plan for continuously improving own leadership skills. - Develops own and staff skills in seeing organizational issues from the broad view, anticipating challenges and opportunities, thinking ahead, and the ability to react quickly with tactical responses to changes in work demands. - Maintains a precise and constant flow of information to staff through numerous channels and opportunities. - Unit Supervisor will assist with development of department schedule.  - Input of Payroll information into timekeeping system.   Leadership - Challenges the status quo to improve efficiency of unit operations. - Facilitate optimal patient throughput to decrease LOS and LWBS. - Ensures that the competence of staff is assessed, maintained, demonstrated, and improved on an ongoing basis. - Creates and supports an environment in department that encourages problem solving, experimentation, creativity, calculated risk taking, desire to excel and pride in success. - Is adaptable, appreciates others viewpoints and open to new assignments. - Continually focuses staff attention and planning on future opportunities for improvements in services provided. - Is an effective advocate, gets ideas adopted, moves people to action, ask hard questions, and helps staff feel they are part of something bigger than themselves. - Role models effective team leader skills in department committees, problem analysis and feedback sessions, and participation on cross functional teams. - Demonstrates a positive attitude resulting in a high level of individual and group morale - Sets dramatic and inspiring goals that result in high expectations and successful outcomes. - Deals with issues in an unemotional and objective manner, while striving to enhance self-esteem of others and listen with empathy.  - Gets things done by setting deadlines for certain actions, closely monitoring the progress of activities, and intervening quickly when these are not proceeding according to schedule. - Sets the role model for accountability.

  Responsible for the delivery of excellence in patient care through assessing, formulating nursing diagnoses and establishing goals, planning and implementing intervention and evaluating patient care practice as defined by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas. Responsible for the outcomes. With the staff nurse's professional practice he/she responsible for participating in and maintaining quality, cost effectiveness and guest relations. Provide patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures and the standards professional nursing  

POSITION SUMMARY The Registered Nurse I practices at the entry level with the guidance and support of preceptors and other structured support systems during the first year of practice as a Registered Nurse.   The incumbent plans, implements, and evaluates patient care and performs related duties as required, assesses patients’ needs for nursing care, assures continuity of care through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services, and acts as a patient and family advocate.   POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES - Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and patient care. 2. Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace. 3. Welcomes and participates in change initiatives. 4. Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among colleagues and other disciplines. 5. Serves as an engaged member of a team supporting colleagues in service to patients and families. 6. Participates in multidisciplinary rounds. 7. Applies basic nursing knowledge and skills within the framework of the organization’s professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family. 8. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient. 9. Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and regulatory patient care requirements. 10. Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area. Seeks guidance and asks questions to continuously improve nursing practice. 11. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues within the episode of care. 12. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. 13. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. 14. Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workforce and seeks assistance. 15. Professionally accepts assignments that gradually increase patient load and complexity. 16. Actively engages in clinical development through the New Graduate Nurse Residency Program. 17. Requests opportunities to learn safe accountable and autonomous practice from more experienced nurses.  18. Routinely uses reflective practice to analyze situations and seeks feedback from peers, preceptors, and unit leader around performance. 19. Demonstrates enthusiasm around continuous learning. Identifies and creates a plan for the continuation of learning and development. 20. Identifies opportunities for improvement in the clinical area. 21. Identifies patient and family needs for education and provides basic education to support the episode of care. 22. Demonstrates a basic understanding of research, how it affects practice and who/what resources are available to assist in providing evidence-based care. 23. Demonstrates commitment to the goals and values of patient, hospital, community and nursing profession through cost containment measures, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate ethical decision-making, adherence to organizational policies and procedures, and ensuring patient safety. 24. Demonstrates an awareness of cultural intelligence, horizontal violence and impairment in the health professions. 25. Communicates with management any safety hazards in the workplace. 26. Demonstrates knowledge of how clinical practice impacts quality, patient safety and satisfaction outcomes.     

POSITION SUMMARY The Registered Nurse I practices at the entry level with the guidance and support of preceptors and other structured support systems during the first year of practice as a Registered Nurse.   The incumbent plans, implements, and evaluates patient care and performs related duties as required, assesses patients’ needs for nursing care, assures continuity of care through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services, and acts as a patient and family advocate.   POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES - Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and patient care. 2. Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace. 3. Welcomes and participates in change initiatives. 4. Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among colleagues and other disciplines. 5. Serves as an engaged member of a team supporting colleagues in service to patients and families. 6. Participates in multidisciplinary rounds. 7. Applies basic nursing knowledge and skills within the framework of the organization’s professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family. 8. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient. 9. Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and regulatory patient care requirements. 10. Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area. Seeks guidance and asks questions to continuously improve nursing practice. 11. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues within the episode of care. 12. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. 13. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. 14. Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workforce and seeks assistance. 15. Professionally accepts assignments that gradually increase patient load and complexity. 16. Actively engages in clinical development through the New Graduate Nurse Residency Program. 17. Requests opportunities to learn safe accountable and autonomous practice from more experienced nurses.  18. Routinely uses reflective practice to analyze situations and seeks feedback from peers, preceptors, and unit leader around performance. 19. Demonstrates enthusiasm around continuous learning. Identifies and creates a plan for the continuation of learning and development. 20. Identifies opportunities for improvement in the clinical area. 21. Identifies patient and family needs for education and provides basic education to support the episode of care. 22. Demonstrates a basic understanding of research, how it affects practice and who/what resources are available to assist in providing evidence-based care. 23. Demonstrates commitment to the goals and values of patient, hospital, community and nursing profession through cost containment measures, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate ethical decision-making, adherence to organizational policies and procedures, and ensuring patient safety. 24. Demonstrates an awareness of cultural intelligence, horizontal violence and impairment in the health professions. 25. Communicates with management any safety hazards in the workplace. 26. Demonstrates knowledge of how clinical practice impacts quality, patient safety and satisfaction outcomes.     

POSITION SUMMARY The Registered Nurse I practices at the entry level with the guidance and support of preceptors and other structured support systems during the first year of practice as a Registered Nurse.   The incumbent plans, implements, and evaluates patient care and performs related duties as required, assesses patients’ needs for nursing care, assures continuity of care through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services, and acts as a patient and family advocate.   POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES - Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and patient care. 2. Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace. 3. Welcomes and participates in change initiatives. 4. Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among colleagues and other disciplines. 5. Serves as an engaged member of a team supporting colleagues in service to patients and families. 6. Participates in multidisciplinary rounds. 7. Applies basic nursing knowledge and skills within the framework of the organization’s professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family. 8. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient. 9. Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and regulatory patient care requirements. 10. Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area. Seeks guidance and asks questions to continuously improve nursing practice. 11. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues within the episode of care. 12. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. 13. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. 14. Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workforce and seeks assistance. 15. Professionally accepts assignments that gradually increase patient load and complexity. 16. Actively engages in clinical development through the New Graduate Nurse Residency Program. 17. Requests opportunities to learn safe accountable and autonomous practice from more experienced nurses.  18. Routinely uses reflective practice to analyze situations and seeks feedback from peers, preceptors, and unit leader around performance. 19. Demonstrates enthusiasm around continuous learning. Identifies and creates a plan for the continuation of learning and development. 20. Identifies opportunities for improvement in the clinical area. 21. Identifies patient and family needs for education and provides basic education to support the episode of care. 22. Demonstrates a basic understanding of research, how it affects practice and who/what resources are available to assist in providing evidence-based care. 23. Demonstrates commitment to the goals and values of patient, hospital, community and nursing profession through cost containment measures, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate ethical decision-making, adherence to organizational policies and procedures, and ensuring patient safety. 24. Demonstrates an awareness of cultural intelligence, horizontal violence and impairment in the health professions. 25. Communicates with management any safety hazards in the workplace. 26. Demonstrates knowledge of how clinical practice impacts quality, patient safety and satisfaction outcomes.     

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation.  You’ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ll create healthier, stronger communities.  Imagine your career at Catholic Health Initiatives!   Job Responsibilities          As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. - Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needsa - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation.  You’ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ll create healthier, stronger communities.  Imagine your career at Catholic Health Initiatives!   Job Responsibilities          As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.   Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

Expectations - Patience and focus to constantly monitor high acuity patients with - Proven ability to think and react quickly in critical or emergency situations - Medication evaluation, administration, and education specific to the patient’s custom care plan - Facilitate education to patients and caregivers concerning condition, treatment plan, and prevention (if appropriate) - Actively participate in decisions affecting your practice environment for excellence in delivering quality care to patients in intensive care  

GENERAL SUMMARY: Provides individualized, high-quality nursing care to patients of all ages.  Uses a team approach to delegate and coordinate patient care at admission, transfer, and discharge.  Independently delivers nursing care using the Nurse Practice Act, Mercy Medical Center policies, nursing standards, ethical principles, and professional judgment.  Works rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.   ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Assesses, plans, and implements nursing care while ensuring patient comfort. - Practices safe patient handling techniques. - Continues to evaluate assigned patients and provides ongoing treatment. - Anticipates, identifies, and responds to educational and emotional needs of patients and families. - Guides and directs healthcare personnel (i.e. Patient Care Technicians) in caring for patients. - Maintains knowledge of equipment set-up, maintenance, and use (i.e., IV pumps, monitoring equipment, and drainage devices). Utilizes safeguards such as IV pump drug library and monitor alarms whenever available to maximize patient safety. - Initiates emergency support measures (i.e., cardiopulmonary resuscitation, protecting patient from injury).   MARGINAL FUNCTIONS: - Serves in a charge/leadership role based on skill and unit needs. When assigned charge, makes patient assignments; triages patients; and problem solves with staff, physicians, patients, families, and ancillary departments. - Takes assigned call as defined in unit policy. - Assists with patient care duties/tasks (i.e., emptying drainage devices, ambulating, and hygiene). - Assists with clerical duties (i.e., maintenance of chart, patient record, and answering phones and call lights). - Maintains patient care supplies, equipment, and environment. - Provides orientation/education for staff, students, and other hospital and community organizations as requested.   DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job as identified but should not be considered a detailed description of all work requirements that may be needed to perform the duties of this position.  Must have ability to maintain skills and perform tasks required for the position as outlined in the list of department competencies.

Job Summary: This job is responsible for providing a wide variety of professional nursing services which focus on the provision of quality patient care consistent with Franciscan Health System (FHS) standards/values, applicable regulatory requirements and scope of practice for the nursing profession. Work also includes developing, implementing and assessing the patient plan of care during time of stay in collaboration with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, and the patient/family. An incumbent is engaged in direct patient care, including assessing, planning, coordinating, evaluating and delegating work to members of the patient care team, and for providing education and consultation with patients, families, physicians and other staff members in implementing appropriate nursing interventions for optimal patient care.   Essential Job Duties: Adheres to the department’s and hospital’s policies and procedures, including safety, risk management and regulatory standards. Keeps abreast of trends, developments and regulatory requirements impacting matters within designated scope of responsibility. Administers, oversees and documents the administration of medications (e.g., topically, orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously and intravenously) as ordered by the healthcare practitioner and in accordance with hospital policy. Assesses patient to include physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental and spiritual needs. Gathers data relevant for patient care. Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes. Plans care appropriately based on needs identified during initial and on-going assessments. Provides holistic, comprehensive, and professional nursing care to patient within the scope of practice. Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes. Prepares patient for discharge and assists with coordinating post discharge needs. Demonstrates self accountability to meet stated deadlines for all mandatory requirements. Documents care delivered and patient status utilizing the nursing process in accordance with FHS standards of care, for example, changes in patient condition, patient responses to intervention and reassessments of pertinent findings. Receives and assures appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness and execution of physician orders. Identifies opportunities for, and participates in, performance/quality improvement activities to improve clinical outcomes, healthcare delivery systems and address patient safety/satisfaction and cost containment. Provides health care education and guidance to patient and/or families. Educates regarding results, findings and diagnoses to patient and/or patient’s family within scope of practice. Performs related duties as required.

Job Summary: This job is responsible for providing a wide variety of professional nursing services which focus on the provision of quality patient care consistent with Franciscan Health System (FHS) standards/values, applicable regulatory requirements and scope of practice for the nursing profession. Work also includes developing, implementing and assessing the patient plan of care during time of stay in collaboration with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, and the patient/family. An incumbent is engaged in direct patient care, including assessing, planning, coordinating, evaluating and delegating work to members of the patient care team, and for providing education and consultation with patients, families, physicians and other staff members in implementing appropriate nursing interventions for optimal patient care.   Essential Job Duties: - Administers, oversees and documents the administration of medications (e.g., topically, orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously and intravenously) as ordered by the healthcare practitioner and in accordance with hospital policy. - Assesses patient to include physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental and spiritual needs. Gathers data relevant for patient care. Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes. Plans care appropriately based on needs identified during initial and on-going assessments. Provides holistic, comprehensive, and professional nursing care to patient within the scope of practice. Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes. Prepares patient for discharge and assists with coordinating post discharge needs. - Cultural Sensitivity and Competence: Demonstrates proper use of available communication tools/materials for effective communication and understands how the culture(s) of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration and the provision of care, treatment and services. Patient Populations Served: Demonstrates knowledge and proper skills associated with the department’s defined specific populations served. - Demonstrates competent professional practice and engages in opportunities for professional growth. - Demonstrates self accountability to meet stated deadlines for all mandatory requirements. - Documents care delivered and patient status utilizing the nursing process in accordance with FHS standards of care, for example, changes in patient condition, patient responses to intervention and reassessments of pertinent findings. Receives and assures appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness and execution of physician orders. - Identifies opportunities for, and participates in, performance/quality improvement activities to improve clinical outcomes, healthcare delivery systems and address patient safety/satisfaction and cost containment. - Incorporates critical thinking into daily practice as demonstrated by quality of care provided, transfer of knowledge, follow through and patient outcomes. Leads, coordinates, and communicates the ongoing delivery of patient care services provided by members of assigned patient care teams(s); assesses and monitors team performance to ensure the quality of care provided is consistent with the CHI-FH’s standards and regulatory requirements. Coordinates nursing care and advocates for patient needs so that all appropriate disciplines are informed of and participating in the plan of care.Prepares patient for examination/procedure. Routinely explains delays. Assesses, monitors, and intervenes as indicated during and post examination or procedure. - Provides health care education and guidance to patient and/or families. Educates regarding results, findings and diagnoses to patient and/or patient’s family within scope of practice. - Performs related duties as required.

Job Responsibilities As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: •Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs •Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients •Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders •Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

Job Summary This position is responsible for providing care to the patient who is hemodynamically unstable and requires complex monitoring of multiple systems and/or nursing interventions every one to two hours. St Elizabeth is a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital located in the town of Enumclaw Washington with a fully equipped 4 bed Critical Care department. Critical Care has additional support through Virtual ICU with expert nurses and providers. Critical Care RNs work collaboratively with Hospitalists and practice a great deal of autonomy as they provide best patient care. St. Elizabeth is the highest performing CHI Franciscan hospital for patient experience in Washington. Essential Duties Provides continuous cardiac monitoring, arrhythmia recognition and intervention. Initiates and titrates multiple, complex cardiac related infusions at higher doses. Manages intubated/mechanically ventilated patients. Manages patients with acute neurological/neurosurgical events. Manages acute trauma patients. Performs related duties as required.