RN Invasive

- Deliver quality nursing care and commit to quality care processes. 
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team for patient care and discharge planning. 
- Meet the educational needs of patients and families. 
- Seek professional development and foster the image of nursing. 
- Assess patients’ physical and psychosocial status. 
- Assess potential for crisis situations and intervene. 
- Reassess patient status at established time frames. 
- Analyze patient data and identify nursing diagnoses/patient care problems. 
- Communicate patient status and assessedneedsto the multidisciplinary team. 
- Develop an individualized plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team. 
- Review and update the plan of care as needed. 
- Act as a resource to others in developing and implementing the plan of care. 
- Use the nursing process as a basis for developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing interventions. 
- Provide patient-centered care with sensitivity and respect for diversity. 
- Perform technical skills as needed by the specific clinical unit safely and competently. 
- Coordinate and implement medical diagnostic and therapeutic orders. 
- Anticipate and manage complications of disease progression and invasive procedures. 
- Document plan of care, assessments, interventions, and patient outcomes in an electronic medical record. 
- Report status, including response to care, and changes in status as appropriate. 
- Ensure a calm, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients and their families. 
- Adhere to all safety, organizational, and ethical standards. 
- Implement elements of core measures in conjunction with Performance Improvement. 
- Identify current trends that could impact patient outcomes. 
- Identify system resources effectively and allocate them appropriately. 
- Manage specific complex clinical procedures common to patients in the area of practice. 
- Serve as a primary preceptor for new staff members or student nurses. 
- Take on the role of Charge Nurse. 
- Employ critical thinking skills to solve problems and achieve patient outcomes. 
- Identify and communicate needs for innovative nursing practices. 
- Identify and communicate the need for new or revised policies, procedures, guidelines, etc. 
- Identify research as a resource in clinical practice. 
- Stay current with new resources/knowledge/evidence. 
- Serve as a resource/trainer for colleagues regarding competencies, policies, procedures, and clinical practice. 
- Utilize the change process to improve patient care, the work environment, and patient and staff satisfaction. 
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in initiating discharge planning upon admission. 
- Anticipate, plan for, and manage psychological and spiritual needs of the patient and family. 
- Communicate with patients, families, staff, volunteers, and management in an accurate, considerate, and timely manner. 
- Accept constructive feedback and initiateappropriate actions to correct situations. 
- Foster a sense of teamwork and collaboration within the department and hospital. 
- Interact with staff, patients, and members of the public with dignity and respect. 
- Promote and maintain positive relationships between academia, physicians, the community, and the hospital. 
- Appropriately initiate consults as needed, document consults, and help ensure the plan of care is followed through. 
- Identify and utilize cost-effective resources in the hospital, community, and beyond as needed. 
- Facilitate the transition of the patient through the continuum of care. 
- Use the best current evidence to decide when to modify clinical practice. 
- Provide health education to patients and families. 
- Integrate adopted Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring and CMC Professional Practice Model into professional practice development and educational programs. 
- Develop an individualized education plan for the patient and family. 
- Provide education based on patient/family’s assessed needs, in accordance with the plan of care. 
- Serve as a resource to colleagues in developing and implementing a teaching plan. 
- Demonstrate accountability and competency for own nursing practice. 
- Demonstrate accountability and competency for maintaining current credentials and competency in required skills. 
- Recognize the uniqueness of the individual and show respect for patients, families, and all healthcare providers. 
- Demonstrate caring behaviors toward the patient and significant others receiving care. 
- Promote and maintain a positive image of nursing. 
- Use national safety resources (OSHA, The Joint Commission, CMS) for professional development and to focus attention on assuring safe practice. 
- Demonstrate self-direction in pursuing opportunities for role-related growth and development. 
- Promote and support the principles of shared decision-making. 
- Act as an effective role model and resource for students and support staff. 
- Delegate responsibly to others, activities according to ability, level of preparation, the standards of practice, and regulatory guidelines. 
- Demonstrate a commitment to communicate effectively in all interactions within the organization. 
- Prioritize and organize workload effectively; complete work in a timely manner. 
- Utilize the peer review evaluation and self-evaluation process for professional growth. 
- Demonstrate the ability to accept constructive feedback and initiateappropriate actions to correct situations. 
- Identify and take action toward meeting own learning needs. 
- Attend staff meetings and mandatory training sessions.