RN, Registered Nurse - Specialty Orthopedic Surgery

RN, Registered Nurse - Specialty Orthopedic Surgery at Christus Health summary :

The Registered Nurse specializing in Orthopedic Surgery provides both routine and complex patient care, utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient needs. This role involves critical thinking, patient education, and collaboration with the healthcare team to ensure positive patient outcomes while adhering to safety and quality guidelines. The nurse also takes on leadership responsibilities within the nursing unit, managing patient flow and staffing needs while ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.

Description

Summary :

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities :

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies : Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and / or care givers; identify issues and resources.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Standard I : Utilizes the Nursing Process

Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

Standard III. Unit Operations

Standard IV. Safe Practice / Quality Care / Regulations

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Clinical Policies and Standards

Health Information Documentation

Medical Equipment

Medical Order Processing

Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation

Patient Safety

Job Requirements : Education / Skills

Experience

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

Work Schedule : Varies

Work Type : Full Time

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Keywords :

Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Surgery, patient care, nursing process, healthcare, patient education, clinical nursing, BLS, nursing leadership, healthcare regulations