Description
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Adult Float Pool Registered Nurse is primarily responsible for all aspects of patient care while maintaining a high performance level in quality, service, critical nursing skills, and critical thinking. The position will require floating to all Telemetry and Medical/Surgical Departments. The Adult Float Pool Registered Nurse must be familiar with and adhere to Regulatory Standards and Fountain Valley Regional Hospital Policies and Procedure.
Essential Duties:
Interviews patient, family, and significant others to formulate nursing history.
Observes, identifies and collects data to identify nursing care needs of the patient and family.
Demonstrates decision making process and ability to recognize priorities and resolve appropriately.
Documents primary assessment in a timely manner.
Identifies and reports to the appropriate person(s) abnormal diagnostic data and clinical changes in the patient's condition.
Develops and/or updates individualized nursing care plan on each patient.
Documents patient problems and nursing care needs of the patient and family/significant others.
Actively involves patient and family/significant others in planning patient's care.
Develops short- and long-term goals for the patient and family/significant others.
Identifies the need to involve other disciplines in the patient's care.
Initiates discharge planning upon admission.
Performs common nursing procedures.
Implements changes in physicians' orders in a timely manner.
Explains treatments and procedures to patient and family/significant others.
Provides patient and family teaching.
Provides for safety, cleanliness and comfort for patient.
Initiates emergency procedures as needed within the scope of practice and hospital policy.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills in dealing with infrequently encountered or difficult situations.
Evaluates the patient's response to nursing care.
Updates and revises care to be delivered, as patient's needs change.
Appropriately communicates changes and care given to other members of the health care team.
Keeps immediate supervisor informed of organizational, staff and patient problems.
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