Staff Nurse RN - FT/Regular

GOALS FOR POSITION:

• The employee will become an effective, highly qualified, productive member of the K'ima:w Medical Center health care team
• The employee will continue self-improvement through formal continuing education programs and journal reviews
• The employee will be an integral participant for process improvement of all

K'ima:w Medical Center health care programs

SUMMARY: Coordinates nursing care for patients by ensuring all care is age-specific to include psycho-social issues associated with patients in various age groups. Participates in patient and family education, provides leadership when working with medical staff, ancillary services, nursing staff, and other participants in the patient care teem.

FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assess patient condition and establish appropriate nursing needs. Identifies goals and nursing actions required to meet diagnosis-specific goals. Develops a plan that addresses physical, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual needs.
2. Collaborates with patient, family members, and health care team members with development, implementation, and evaluation of patient plan of care. Integrates cultural and age-specific differences when developing, implementing, and evaluating patient's plan of care.
3. Provides appropriate educational material for patients and/or family members that address areas of concern related to nursing diagnosis and self-care needs.
4. Provides nursing services to outpatient/ or triage. Follow nursing standards, policies, and procedures when delivering nursing treatment to clients. Nursing treatment will include, but is not limited to safe handling of medications, IV medication administration, emergency such as cardiac.
5. Evaluates progress toward meeting patient care goals. Collaborates with patient, family members, and members of health care team to revise plan of care as needed.
6. Actively participates with orientation of new personnel. Serves as a positive role model for new employees while encouraging a high level of professional conduct and maintaining a positive work attitude.
7. Utilizes existing quality-improvement systems to create constructive change. Participates in development, identification, implementation, and evaluation of clinic and medical center goals.
8. Participates in economic utilization of supplies and assists in maintaining infection control policies while creating a safe working environment.
9. Maintains strict confidentiality with regard to patient information.
10. Utilizes health care team resources to maximize quality patient care.
11. Adheres to all policies and procedures of K'ima:w Medical Center.
12. Participation in the CQI process to ensure JC accreditation is maintained and ongoing improvements in patient care outcomes.
13. Participate in clinic pharmacy procedures to include appropriate medication requisitions, stock maintenance, and removal of outdated or expiring medications. Employee participates in patient case management.
14. Other duties assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: May be required to act in a supervisory role during the temporary absence of the Director of Nursing (DON). In IPC team, RN will provide supervision for MA. CMA. and LVN on a daily basis.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, the employee must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

BASIC REQUIRED ABILITY:

1 . PUBLIC RELATIONS/ADVANCED INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: Addresses clients by name; smiles when talking to clients, physician, peers, and families; answers telephone with promptness and courtesy; identifies self and department when answering the telephone using pleasant voice tone/verbiage; possesses excellent listening skills; interacts well with clients and peers.

2. AGE-SPECIFIC COMPETENCE: Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to: (1) provide care appropriate to any age-related needs of the patients; (2) understand and apply the principles of appropriate growth and development; (3) assess and interpret data relative to the patient's status to identify individual patient needs and provide appropriate care needed by KMC's age specific Groups. Age specific Patient Groups are defined as newborn, infants, toddlers, preschool children, school age children, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults, and late-stage older adults.
3. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES and JACHO: Responsible for assisting with planning, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality health care. Serve on various performance improvement committees and become directly involved in the generation or modification of policies and procedures that allow KMC to continue to improve health care services.
4. COOPERATION: Must be a self-starter; seeks solutions, not excuses; accepts constructive criticism; willingness to adjust to change; loyal to K'ima:w Medical Center.
5. PROFESSIONALISM: Shows pride in personal appearance and grooming; displays a positive attitude about work; respects the confidentiality of clients; and is congenial with public and peers.
6. INITIATIVE: Willing to participate in continuing education programs: asks questions; contributes during staff meetings; serves on K'ima:w Medical Center committees as appointed; demonstrates a desire for self-improvement.

JOB-SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated ability to perform processes in the delivery of care to specific age groups
• Skills relative to efficient emergency department procedures to include: IV initiation and maintenance, operation of IV infusion pumps, EKG, cardiac monitor, and other emergency equipment and crash cart.
• Skill in operation of computer, calculators, and other office equipment
• Knowledge of S.O.A.P. charting, medical abbreviations and terminology, appropriate sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation
• Demonstrated ability to obtain and interpret patient vital signs
• Knowledge of Hoopa Community, cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Demonstrated ability to perform administrative and managerial functions, evaluate, modify, or develop new methods or revise standard methods based on the findings of investigations of similar duties
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to any age-related needs of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. The individual demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development appropriate to the patient population served. He/she must be able to assess and interpret data relative to the patient's status in order to properly identify each patient's needs Demonstrates ability to prioritize responsibilities. Excellent time management skills. Demonstrates knowledge of maintaining and managing patient files or records on EHR and RPMS.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing; bachelor’s degree preferred and one to two years related experience.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATION:

• Valid California R.N. Licensure Current BLS certification
• Current ACLS certification
• Current PALS certification

ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: At a minimum, employee is required to be certified for the following trainings: KMC Orientation to include Infection Control, safety, and Human Resource Policy and Procedure, Health Stream courses and Security awareness Training. Both are mandatory annually. CEU required to maintain state licensure

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and analyze professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients' customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of basic mathematical applications (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) is mandatory. Potential employee must have the ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Also required of employees is the ability to calculate figures to quickly make appropriate drug and fluid administration rates. The ability to convert metric equivalents as well as the ability to read and understand dosages is mandatory for all pharmaceutical functions.

RESONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited standardization exists is imperative. The ability to interpret a variety of instruction furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CONFIDENTIALITY: Employee will be aware of and adhere to the K'ima:w Medical Center's Confidentiality Policy and deal appropriately with patient confidentiality at all times.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Employee is subject to baseline and random drug testing per the Hoopa Tribal Drug & Alcohol Fit for Duty Policy. Employee will serve a 90-day introductory period. Employee is subject to introductory and semi-annual performance evaluations. Preference will be given to qualified Indian applicants pursuant to the Tribe's TERO Ordinance.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform an essential function.

While performing the duties of this job, the employees is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands for palpation, examination, lifting, and moving patients or equipment. Employees must also possess the ability to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, as well as speaking and hearing. The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds as needed. Specific visual abilities include near vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust visual focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work environments characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to bloodborne pathogens, airborne pathogens, fomites, infections, and other contagious diseases as well as fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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