SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Hiring for RN Emergency (PRN 4) – Mt. Vernon at Mt. Vernon, Illinois Full Time

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Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies,
procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Uses standards of medical-surgical nursing practice to increase the
  quality of care and quality of life for the patient, family, and
  significant other(s) by systematically evaluating the quality and
  effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Establishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate with
  the patient, family, and significant other(s) to facilitate the
  development of the care plan unique to the patients care needs.
• Uses the nursing process to develop and implement the plan of care,
  collect assessment data for each patient, determine appropriate
  nursing diagnoses, identify expected patient outcomes, determine the
  plan of care, implement interventions, and evaluate patient
  outcomes.
• Develops assessment and management strategies based on a
  consideration of the physical, functional, cultural, social,
  economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure
  dimensions of human responses to actual and potential health
  problems.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the impact of actual or potential illness
  and each patients physical, functional, cultural, social, economic,
  developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure status.
• Utilizes leadership skills by coordinating and collaborating with
  the patient, family, significant other(s), communities, and members
  of the inter-professional team in assessing needs, setting goals,
  planning interventions, providing care, and evaluating outcomes.
• Utilizes effective communication to participate with the patient,
  family, significant other(s), and other health care providers in
  collaborative decision making that reflects the understanding that
  care should be culturally sensitive, ethical, legal, holistic,
  informed, compassionate, and humane, and within the boundaries of
  available economic resources.
• Educates the patient, family, and significant other(s) about
  measures that promote, maintain, and restore health or promote
  comfort.
• Fosters a healthy work environment within the practice setting and
  profession by serving as a mentor and role model for nursing
  colleagues, students, and others.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific
  knowledge in health care to medical-surgical nursing practice,
  ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patients
  age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the
  department’s Scope of Service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• May perform point of care testing according to policies and
  procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.