Summary
Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing patient care in accordance with established standards and skill competency.
Minimum Qualifications
Must possess a current license or a temporary practice permit to practice professional nursing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Appropriate clinical experience with a thorough knowledge of the scientific principles of nursing and professional nursing standards, developed skill in delivering nursing care, and the ability to adapt of individual needs.A fundamental understanding of personal computers and familiarity with the Windows operating system.The ability to successfully complete a competency-based orientation and annual competency testing of skills and/or knowledge necessary to provide care to specific patient populations.Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.Preferred Qualifications
One to three years of clinical experience in a related field.Bachelor's degree in Nursing.Essential Functions
Exemplifies St. Clair Hospital's Customer Service Behavioral Expectations in all interactions. Treats customers with respect, compassion, and hospitality; anticipates, identifies, and responds to individual needs; makes a positive first impression by acknowledging customers; and demonstrates flexibility while maintaining priorities.Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care while considering patients' age and developmental stage.Communicates pertinent observations and reactions, occurrences, abnormal diagnostic results, and negative responses to treatment and interventions to physician and/or appropriate health team members.Precisely documents the patients' assessments, interventions, and responses to treatments and interventions.Maintains the dignity and confidentiality of patients and acts as their advocate. Respects patients' rights to privacy, cultural, spiritual, and belief differences, and the right to choice.Practices in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures related to patient care, quality improvement, safety, infection control, and environment.Communicates effectively with patients, families, and members of the health team.Maintains a positive image with all customers by responding to patient call lights in a timely manner, exercising appropriate telephone manners, and exhibiting courteousness and helpfulness.Maintains clinical competency through on-the-job training and attending in-service training classes and continuing education.Reviews and analyzes lab values for pertinence to disease process.Assesses effects of medication regime as it pertains to the health and/or disease process of the patient.Maintains current knowledge of addiction behaviors and uses the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment (CIWA) and Clinical Institute Narcotic Assessment (CINA) scales to appropriately intervene in the patients' treatment and care through the withdrawal process.
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