RN – Progressive Care Unit

Job Summary: The RN in the Progressive Care Unit provides competent clinical nursing care that adheres to professional standards. This role is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director and entails coordinating and delivering patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Essential Duties:

• Education:
  • Identifies and meets personal learning needs.
  • Attends educational programs based on these needs.
  • Utilizes patient education materials that are appropriate for the patient population.
  • Assesses the learning readiness of patients, families, and caregivers.
  • Evaluates factors affecting patients’ ability to learn based on their developmental level.
• Evaluation of Care:
  • Identifies expected patient outcomes and seeks guidance for care plan revisions as needed.
  • Participates in discussions with the interdisciplinary team regarding patient care evaluation.
  • Communicates relevant information to ensure continuity of care.
• Implementation:
  • Demonstrates competence in caring for patients with complex issues, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
  • Performs bedside point-of-care testing as required for the patient care plan.
  • Utilizes organizational and nursing standards in delivering care.
  • Prioritizes care according to patient and family needs.
  • Consults timely with appropriate resources for complex care issues.
• Leadership:
  • Assists in developing personal goals for professional growth and limitations management.
  • Achieves identified goals and objectives or renegotiates them with a supervisor.
  • Promotes collaboration within and between departments.
  • Contributes to the development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities.
  • Utilizes communication systems effectively.
  • Participates in promoting cost-effective care.
  • Provides constructive feedback to coworkers.
  • Maintains awareness of public policy and regulations affecting healthcare.
  • Ensures a safe, clean, and secure environment for all.
• Patient Assessment:
  • Recognizes data from complex situations to prioritize care.
  • Addresses physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
  • Synthesizes assessment data before communicating with others.
  • Anticipates discharge needs of patients and families.
  • Establishes relationships with families to empower advocacy for their needs.
• Planning:
  • Collaborates with patients and families to develop or update care plans.
  • Utilizes multidisciplinary resources in planning care.
  • Communicates effectively to convey planning details.
  • Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic considerations in patient care planning.
  • Demonstrates the ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Research:
  • Reads relevant journals and studies to enhance practice.
  • Brings ideas and questions to staff for collective assessment of applicability.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of one (1) year of nursing experience.
• Required – Minimum of two (2) years of current Intermediate Care (IMC) experience and willingness to care for IMC patients.

Education:

• Required Education:
  • Nursing Diploma OR ADN/ASN from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Preferred Education:
  • BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing.