School Nurse RN - Gary IN

This is NOT a remote position. This is a temporary position - August & September. Monday through Friday, 7:30am-3:30pm. Contract start date 08/04. Must be very reliable, and be able to commit to the entire contract term.

RN Job Description

Job Description

The Registered Nurse - is responsible for providing direct and indirect patient and family care in inpatient and approved surgical and ambulatory care areas. He/she is expected to competently perform the patient care responsibilities of the registered nurse within the assigned work setting. Responsibilities include systematically collecting and assessing data in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to provide therapeutic care to the patient and/or family. He/she performs all required elements of a nursing assessment, including but not limited to physical examination, assessment of readiness to learn, psychosocial assessment, functional assessment, and utilization of patient/family-specific assessment scales as required. He/she considers safety, effectiveness, and cost factors in planning and delivering care. The Registered Nurse’s decisions and actions with patients and families are determined ethically. He/she establishes goals and a strategy for meeting the discharge or continuing care needs with the patient, family, and/or other care providers as required or carries out discharge plans as noted on the critical pathway or multidisciplinary plan of care. Care is provided in collaboration with other nursing staff members; he/she delegates and supervises care in accordance with nurse practice acts and the professional nursing role.

Responsibilities

1. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; registered as a Registered Nurse in the State of employment.

2. Current and valid CPR card

3. One year experience in an Acute Care or Long Term Care setting

4. Systematically assesses the needs of the patient through interview (including historytaking), observation, and physical examination (may be selective or total examination).

5. Secures information about the medical plan of care and previous health care experiences,e.g., when applicable, secure a nursing history from the previous nurse practitioners.

6. Notes progress in meeting defined outcomes on critical pathway or multidisciplinary planof care.

7. Plans and organizes individual nursing care for an identified group of patients.

8. Administers individual nursing care, independently applying both simple and complextechniques and processes that are specific to the needs of the patient.

9. Evaluates the nursing care administered with patients by self. Delegates care inaccordance with Nurse Practice Acts and Health care guidelines.

10. Evaluates and documents patient response to prescribed interventions.

11. Completes delegated patient and family teaching including providing patient and familywith information about unit and facility policies, procedures, and provisions for self-careand participation in decision-making.

12. Elicits patient and family participation in care in keeping with physiological andpsychological readiness.

13. Instructs the patient and/or family on subjects such as disease process, risk factors, andprevention of complications to help them plan for care in the facility and after dischargefollowing prescribed teaching plans.

14. Anticipates from present evidence, nursing and/or medical problems which may arise andinitiates preventive measures.

15. Reports patient and family progress in meeting defined outcomes to physicians andmembers of other health care disciplines.

16. Skillfully uses the range of equipment, medicines, and other modalities, such as CPR, aswell as the procedural and educational resources pertinent to assigned work area.Demonstrates knowledge of purpose and expected outcomes.

17. Provides support and assistance to the patient during physician rounds, physicalexaminations, and surgical and medical procedures completed on the patient care unit.

18. Provides concise communication regarding the patient's progress to Care Team Leader,other nursing staff members, and other health care practitioners.

19. Possesses knowledge of the principles of growth and development for the appropriate age group(s).

20. Demonstrates the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status in relation to theappropriate age group(s).

21. Demonstrates the ability to interpret relevant information needed to identify each patient'snursing care requirements relative to his/her age specific needs.

22. Demonstrates the ability to provide nursing care relative to the patient's age specificneeds.

23. Standing, sitting, walking, bending, reaching and stretching.

24. Lifting up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 325 pounds utilizing an assistive device.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

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