What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse Weekender Step Down position at University Hospitals?
Description
Step Down Unit
Provides safe efficient age specific nursing care to patients/families using the nursing process in order to assist them to attain, maintain, regain, and sustain optimal health status.
Essential Functions
Qualifications
Education
Step Down Unit
- A 20 bed unit average daily census of 18
- STEMI, NSTEMI, CHF, Drug Load, Post Pacer/device, post vascular procedures, IMCU/SD patients
- Average length of stay 2-4 days
- This unit has high staff and physician satisfaction scores
- We have a highly engaged team
- Our team has a very involved Unit Governance Committee
- We have a CHF Navigator/Resource Nurse
Provides safe efficient age specific nursing care to patients/families using the nursing process in order to assist them to attain, maintain, regain, and sustain optimal health status.
Essential Functions
- Implements the nursing process by delivering effective relationship based nursing care.
- Demonstrates technical skills in care delivery that result in safe practice and positive care outcomes.
- Demonstrates clear communication and effective collaboration to optimize patient care and clinical operations.
- Develops self and contributes to the professional practice of nursing.
- Displays leadership that influences optimal clinical and operational outcomes.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
- For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
- Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.
Qualifications
Education
- Other Accredited Program Diploma in Nursing or
- (ADN) Associate’s Degree in Nursing Required
- (BSN) Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Preferred
- (MSN) Master’s Degree in Nursing Preferred
- Knowledge of nursing process and practice. Required
- Uses a wide variety of technical equipment to meet patient needs and prescribed clinical therapies (ie. stethoscopes, thermometers, sphygmomanometers and electronic monitoring devices. Required
- Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Ohio Required and
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) May be required based on clinical area standards.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) May be required based on clinical area standards.
- Standing Frequently
- Walking Frequently
- Sitting Rarely
- Lifting Frequently 50 lbs
- Carrying Frequently 50 lbs
- Pushing Frequently 50 lbs
- Pulling Frequently 50 lbs
- Climbing Occasionally 50 lbs
- Balancing Occasionally
- Stooping Frequently
- Kneeling Frequently
- Crouching Frequently
- Crawling Occasionally
- Reaching Frequently
- Handling Frequently
- Grasping Frequently
- Feeling Constantly
- Talking Constantly
- Hearing Constantly
- Repetitive Motions Constantly
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Constantly
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