GENERAL SUMMARY:
Under the general supervision of a nurse manager or other nursing leader, performs diversified clinical duties by providing nursing care to acutely or chronically ill patients.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
1. Provides specialized nursing care to patients with illnesses, combined medical problems or attitudes that require adaptation of established nursing procedures
2. Acts as liaison between the patient and family, physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team
3. Administers prescribed IV medications, blood and blood components and intravenous fluids and monitors patient response to drug treatments
4. Provides wound management, nutritional guidance, and psychological support to patients, families and to the professional staff
5. Interprets and implements policies and procedures set forth by nursing and hospital administration
6. Functions as a clinical and community resource, educator, and consultant.
7. Able to coordinate and provide care for patients based on detailed treatment protocols initiated by physicians without need of direct physician supervision.
8. Duties as assigned based on specific specialty and/or service line.
This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
STANDARD REQUIREMENTS:
1. Supports the Mission, Value and Vision of Beaumont Health (BH). Demonstrates personal commitment through active involvement in the performance improvement process.
2. Exhibits excellent customer service skills and behaviors toward internal and external customers and co-workers. Promotes positive public relations with patients/residents, family members, guests, and others.
3. Supports and adheres to all Beaumont Health's customer service, service excellence, and performance standards. Supports and participates with all required compliance standards that may be department specific and/or identified by the organizations including in-service training, acceptable attendance, uniform and dress code.
4. Adheres to HIPAA requirements and maintains confidentiality of all data, including patient/resident, employee and operations information.
5. Supports and participates in a collaborative team-oriented environment - cooperates and works together with all co-workers, plans and completes job duties, uses appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations and follows up as appropriate regarding reported complaints, problems and concerns.
6. Supports, cooperates with and demonstrates safe work practices and attitudes, follows safety rules - including universal precautions - reports and prevents/corrects unsafe conditions and behaviors, and participates in organizational and departmental safety programs.
7. Completes all required compliance standards that may be department specific and/or identified by the organization.
8. Maintains current licensure, registration and/or certification, as applicable, at all times.
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
A. Education / Training:
* Equivalent to a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from an NLN-approved school of nursing.
B. Work Experience:
* Three years of acute nursing experience required.
C. Certification, Licensure, Registration:
* Must possess RN license in State of Michigan.
* BLS certification.
* Certification in appropriate specialty preferred.
D. Other Qualifications:
* None.