Registered Nurse – M/S Renal 4N

Registered Nurse – M/S Renal 4N

Requirements

• CA RN license
• BLS

Responsibilities

• The nurse’s practice is guided by the Code of Ethics.
• Professional behavior including interactions with co-workers.
• Identifies high risk patients and initiates intervention of ancillary department.
• Maintains patient confidentiality within legal and regulatory parameters.
• Acts as a patient/resident advocate and assists patients/residents in developing skills so they can advocate for themselves.
• Delivers care in a nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory manner that preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Utilizes nursing process – assessed via direct observation, peer reviews, audits, and documentation.
• Assessment-successful completion of Physical Assessment validation.
• Diagnosis Planning
• Outcome identification
• Implementation
• Evaluation
• The nurse uses the results of quality of care/performance improvement activities to initiate changes in nursing practice.
• Collects clinical data to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care.
• Identifies aspects of care that are important for quality monitoring and formulates recommendations to improve nursing practice or patient/resident outcomes.
• Assists in development and implementation of policies, procedures, and practice guidelines to improve quality of care and nursing practice.
• Participates on interdisciplinary teams that evaluate clinical practice or health services relating to patient/resident care.
• Participates in QI studies: involved in task force or committee.
• Implements suggestions for improving outcomes per unit study results.
• Independently identifies problematic areas and recommends problem solving.
• Shares findings of studies, audits with others.
• Seeks improvement independently.
• Collaborates and communicates with the patient/resident, family, and other health care providers.
• Utilizes peer review and observation.
• Monitors documentation for appropriate referrals.
• Formulates the plan of care and involves patient/residents in decisions related to care and the delivery services.
• Makes referrals, including provisions for continuity of care, as needed.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area.
• Knowledgeable of growth and development for all patient/family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age specific needs.
• Able to effectively communicate and care for patient and family as reflected in the Plan for Provision of Care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN
• MSN
• currently enrolled in RN-BSN program