RN- Same Day Surgery Northport - Per diem

Job description

Overview Plans, coordinates and directs quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families. . Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs and other non-licensed staff. Responsibilities: - Assesses condition on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis to include but not limited to the patient’s physical condition, psychological status, social status, spiritual and cultural needs, pain assessment/management, nutritional and functional status, developmental or age related factors, and discharge planning needs. - Plans, provides, and documents patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological, developmental, and age-related factors, after identifying barriers to learning. - Evaluates and regularly reevaluates patient care; coordinates care planning with patient, family, providers and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes. - Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the capabilities of the team members. - Applies safety principles when performing care - Ac...