Registered Nurse ER .3 FTE (MID shift)
Mid-Valley Hospital & Clinic · Washington, District Of Columbia, US
Description PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - Plans work assignment to meet the needs of the patients and peers. - Plans for effective communications in the Acute Care...
Job description
Description PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: -Giving medications following procedure -Blood Transfusions -IV Meds -IV Fluids -Starting IV’s -Special treatments (i.e. respiratory, dressing changes, ect) -Providing bedside nursing care -Serving trays -Answering lights and telephones -Admitting, transferring and discharging patients -Maintaining supplies and equipment -Appropriate patient teaching concerning routine hospital procedures and special procedures regarding their condition -Being familiar with basic cardiac rhythms, emergency drugs and equipment -Complete charting each shift -Performing or appropriately delegating ADL’s for patient -Assisting physician with procedures such as chest tube placement, paracentesis thoracentesis, suturing of wounds etc. -Understands basics of post-partum and nursery care -Does appropriate discharge teaching including activity instructions, medication instructions, among others -Accurate documentation -Knowledge of procedures of handling the deceased -Understands and is able to explain advanced directives to patients when - Plans work assignment to meet the needs of the patients and peers. - Plans for effective communications in the Acute Care area and oth...