p>Duties And Responsibilities: Essential (Not Modifiable) • Consistently demonstrates the ability to transfer scientific knowledge from social, biological and physical sciences in applying the nursing process as follows: • Formulates a nursing diagnosis through observation of the patients physical condition and behavior, and through interpretation of information obtained from the client and others, including the health team • Formulates age specific care planning, in collaboration with the patient, which ensures that direct and indirect nursing care services provide for the patients safety, comfort, hygiene, and protection, and for disease prevention an restorative measures • Perform skills essential to the kind of nursing action to be taken, explains the health treatment to the patient and family, and teaches the client and family how to care for the health needs • Evaluates the effectiveness of care planning through observation of the patients physical condition and behavior, signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to treatment, and through communication with the patient and team members, and modifies the plan as needed • Acts as the patients advocate, as circumstances require, by initiating action to improve health care or to change decisions or activities which are against the interests or wishes of the patient and by giving the patient the opportunity to make informed decisions about health care before it is provided. Prerequisite Skills: • Ability to demonstrate proficiency in all items of the Staff Nurse Skills Criteria at the conclusion of the probationary period • Demonstrated leadership and delegation skills • Demonstrated oral and written communication skills • Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work; time management skills • Ability to work collaboratively with team members, other teams, physicians, and departments • Ability to read, speak, write, understand and follow English verbal and written instructions.