A&E General Nurse

2 weeks ago

Brewer, United States Northern Light Health Full time

Northern Light Home Care and Hospice

Department: Home Health - Bangor

Work Type: Full Time

The Staff Nurse is either a beginning professional caregiver (newly licensed) or fully competent practitioner of nursing. The incumbent is responsible for the practice of nursing according to the Rules and Regulations defined in the State of Maine Nurse Practice Act, Northern Light Health Standards of Care/Practice, policies and procedures. The Staff Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care to assigned patients, and for the supervision of other qualified staff to whom the Staff Nurse has delegated patient care in the exercise of his/her independent judgment. The nurse plans and evaluates the nursing care for patients and families and exercises independent judgment in implementing the care him/herself or assigning the care to other qualified staff. The nurse addresses physical, spiritual, emotional and educational needs of the patient, and coordinates the plan of care with other healthcare professionals. The incumbent performs duties and tasks in accordance with performance standards established for the job.

Patient Safety - Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment by understanding and complying with agency policies/procedures and national safety goals and identifying & communicating workarounds that have a potential impact on patient safety. Demonstrates knowledge and skills in location, operation, care and troubleshooting of agency equipment independently or asks for assistance from other staff.

+ Clinical Assessments - Performs and documents comprehensive and holistic assessments. Interprets and responds to abnormal diagnostic data. Anticipates potential emergency situations and intervenes safely with assistance if needed.

+ Caring & Code of Conduct - Develops a relationship with the patient/family that facilitates mutual involvement in the planning of care. Documentation - Documentation is concise, accurate, and complete reflecting adherence to agency, regulatory and legal requirements.

+ Works collaboratively with patients and families of diverse backgrounds to develop plan of care. Evidenced Based Practice & Research - Practice is consistent with Northern Light Health policy and procedures. Demonstrates flexibility in scheduling to support the staffing needs of patient care areas. Ensures continuity of care by reporting and addressing actual or potential conflict.

+ Collaboration and Teamwork - Actively implements and updates multidisciplinary plan of care and collaborates with internal and external resources to meet patient care needs. Identifies and evaluates changes in patient conditions that impact staffing, frequency of visits or the provision of safe patient care. Support colleagues in the daily care of patients in the department. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to maximize patient care.

+ Serves on and/or contributes to the work of local or agency-based practice committee. Seeks evidence in nursing literature to identify/support best practice.

+ Performance Improvement - Demonstrates knowledge of and contributes positively to department performance improvement outcomes. Identifies potential safety issues to department manager and/or local or agency-based practice committee.

+ Productivity - Provides service and produces work at or above expected levels of quality and consistent with agency defined quantitative standards.

+ BLS for Healthcare Providers is required to be obtained prior to independent visits.

Successfully prioritizes multiple projects and duties as needed.

+ Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of diversity, inclusion, empowerment and cooperation.

+ is flexible in their approach with changing priorities and ambiguity. Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence: Listens, speaks and writes appropriately, using clear language. Expresses ideas and views clearly to others and has ability to adjust use of language to the audiences' level.

+ Does not react too quickly or slowly. Balances facts, goals, and potential approaches taking the appropriate criteria into account. Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Demonstrates understanding that we all work as a team and the quality and timeliness of work impacts everyone involved.

+ Human Capital, Supply Chain and Financial Software.

+ Ability to understand the language used to precisely describe the human body including its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it.

+ Email application with the ability to manage email as well as calendars, managing tasks and contacts, note taking, journaling, and web browsing.

+ Multi-line phone, scanner, photocopier, fax, and internet.

+ Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; Promotes Health and Safety: Advocates and models healthy physical and mental health behaviors even in challenging circumstances. Sets high quality standards and strives for continuous improvement and quality assurance by reporting and encouraging others to report near misses and safety issues.

+ Provides Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrates understanding of patient care quality and service as organizational priority. Exhibits the ability and willingness to find out what the patient wants and needs and to act accordingly, taking the organizational and outside resources into account. Cooperates, collaborates, communicates, and integrates care within and between teams to ensure that care is continuous and reliable.

+ Handles conflicting interests diplomatically and helps to solve them. Specimen Collection

+ Wound Care

+ Required Associate's DegreeDiploma or Associate's degree from an Accredited School of Nursing

Alternate shift schedules (day, evening, nights, weekends).

+ Potential exposure to hazardous materials.

+ Work with computers, typing, reading or writing.

+ Position Staff NurseLocation Req ID null

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