RN - Per Diem
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- Provides professional nursing care for patients on assigned nursing units, in accordance with established statutes, standards and practices.
- Uses an understanding of the principles of growth and development to assess each patient's age specific needs and provide age specific treatment and care.
- Utilizes all resources in the initial assessment of patient needs, including biophysical, psychosocial, cultural, environmental, discharge planning, self-care, and education.
- Performs a reassessment each shift, upon transfer or discharge, and more frequently as necessary.
- Practices universal precautions, infection control, and isolation procedures. Maintains accurate and concise documentation of patient status, nursing interventions, and patient responses.
- Participates in discharge planning; upon discharge ensures that a written teaching/discharge plan has been developed for assigned patients, including disease process, complications, medications, diet, physical activity, and self-care needs.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the role of all health care providers to appropriately meet the needs of the patient.
- Demonstrates the ability to make effective nursing judgements in routine and emergency situations.
- Other roles and responsibilities as assigned.