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5 days ago
The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care of patients. This role requires the utilization of the nursing process, technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice, and coordination of care with other health team members.
Key Responsibilities- Provides direct patient care and education to those with altered/impaired skin integrity, ostomies, and incontinence, congruent with defined standards of practice.
- Evaluates patient care with emphasis on quality improvement.
- Provides in-service education, staff development instruction, and educational opportunities to medical and nursing staff and nursing students.
- Initiates and applies new clinical modalities based upon expert knowledge, technical competency, new research, and literature.
- Provides input through product evaluation regarding the responsible use of present resources as well as purchasing cost-effective supplies and equipment relating to wounds, ostomies, and incontinence.
- Partners with medical staff, interdepartmental staff, and community resources to provide comprehensive inpatient care.
- Assists with referrals of clients along the care continuum.
- Assists with the development and coordination of job-specific nursing competency validation.
- Assists with the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and procedures.
- Consults in the area of specialty within the care site and with community partners.
- Demonstrates and promotes the use of the quality improvement process for the assigned patient population.
- Promotes the mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required.
- A Registered Nurse with an ASN/ADN degree must complete a BSN degree within four (4) years from the Registered Nurse's date of hire unless the Registered Nurse has a minimum of fifteen (15) years of proven continuous Registered Nurse experience in an acute care setting.
- Current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice is required.
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) certification upon hire or obtained within 60 days of hire with prior approval.
- Masters degree in Nursing is preferred.
- Graduate of accredited Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse Education Program is preferred.
- Previous Clinical Nurse Specialist experience preferred.
- Experience in adult education preferred.
This role requires regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts. Ability to work nights and/or weekends is required for identified positions.
Physical RequirementsOngoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies. Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc. Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items. Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc). May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
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