RN Med Surg Days
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Georgetown
Posted on: April 8, 2021
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Job Description:
Job DescriptionSIGN ON BONUS - $7,500 JOB SUMMARY The Registered
Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who uses the BSWH nursing
professional practice model to coordinate patient care delivery by
the health care team. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses
the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to
health problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of
care, and evaluates the patient's response. The RN promotes safe
passage for their patients by using knowledge of patient needs and
the healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through
the healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or
delays. The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel
based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient's condition
and the competencies of the employee. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE
ROLE Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate
clinical assessments according to practice standards. Identifies
and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops, implements and
evaluates the nursing plan of care. Modifies plan to meet clinical
outcomes. Clinical Inquiry: Systematically evaluates the quality
and effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited
to, nursing sensitive indicators. Supports evidence-based practice
changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives. Caring
Practices: Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and
therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff. Develops
therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains
appropriate boundaries. Manages both emotional and physical pain
with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing
unnecessary suffering. Response to Diversity: Recognizes,
appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's unique
differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race,
ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into
an individualized plan of care. Advocacy and Moral Agency:
Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and
rights of patient and family and represents their concerns. Creates
an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family
values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical
concerns. Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for
patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health
care team and community; integrating appropriate education
throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or
make informed decisions about their health care and treatments,
including health promotion and disease prevention. Assesses and
documents learning needs and outcomes. Collaboration: Works
collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community
to develop and implement an integrated plan of care. Open and
sensitive to all team members' unique contributions. Delegates
tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up.
Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and available resources for
problem-solving for patients, family and staff. Recognizes that
resources are limited and considers factors related to safety,
effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient
care. Professionalism: Improves nursing practice and the work
environment through participating in shared governance and
decision-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the
contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from
education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and
commits to ongoing professional growth through continuing
education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and
involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study,
professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees.
Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues
and others. Demonstrates commitment to community service. KEY
SUCCESS FACTORS Knowledge and understanding of nursing and patient
care standards and procedures. Knowledge of laws, rules and
regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting
bodies; hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies
and procedures governing the provision of nursing care applicable
to the area of assignment. Knowledge of medical terminology;
principles and practices of health promotion, risk reduction,
illness and disease prevention and management; medications and
drugs, common dosages, their physical and physiological effects,
and possible adverse reactions. Knowledge of medical and
professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights. Must be
able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in writing.
Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide-range of
constituencies. Must have critical thinking and problem-solving
skills. Ability to observe changes in the medical condition of
patients and effectively communicate these changes to other nursing
staff membe
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Georgetown , RN Med Surg Days, Healthcare , Georgetown, Texas
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