This position provides optimal patient care utilizing knowledge and skills within the context of the nursing process. The incumbent is accountable for individualized patient outcomes over an entire episode of care. The incumbent provides comprehensive nursing services to adolescent, adult and geriatric patients, including their families/caregivers.

This position is challenged to diagnose and treat human responses to health problems. The incumbent must provide optimal patient/resident care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of adolescent, adult, and geriatric residents and families. Demonstrates the cognitive and psychosocial needs specific to the population to be served and meets standards of quality as measured by the unit/department age specific competency standards. This position requires a scientific knowledge base and ongoing growth and learning. When possible, the family or those significant to the family are considered as part of the assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation efforts of the Registered Nurse (RN). The RN coordinates care between other professionals as needed. Intensive continuous mental effort is required to provide optimal safe patient care and the same mental effort is required when interacting with internal and external contacts, exercising judgments and making decisions.

Bibliography:

1. Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements, American Nurses Association Publication

2. Edwards, DuAnne; The Synergy Model: Linking Patient Needs to Nursing Competencies, Critical Care Nurse; Vol. 19, No. 1, February, 1999

3. Magnet Recognition Progress, Recognizing Excellence in Nursing Service - Healthcare Organization Instruction and Application Process Manual, American Nurses Association Credentialing Center; Washington, DC, 2002, pp. 134, 135, 127.

4. Nurse Practice Act, Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 632, NAC, Chapter 632. Nevada State Board of Nursing, September, 2002.

5. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, American Nurses Association Publication.

This position does provide patient care.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Name

Description

Education:

Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English. Appropriate education to obtain and maintain Registered Nursing licensure in the State of Nevada.

Experience:

None

License(s):

Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Registered Nurse license.

State of Nevada Point of Care Analyst POCA license required within 120 days of hire: 200255, 209256, 200266, 400255, 400266.

Certification(s):

Current BLS certification by The American Heart Association standards.

Other Specific Department Required Certificates: Employees will obtain the extra certifications within six months, unless otherwise specified, of being hired or transferring into the department that requires the additional certificates.

ACLS per The American Heart Association Standards Required for Departments:

200112, 200114, 200119, ,200132, 200150, 200151, 200155, 200179, 200201,200202, 200205, 200206, 200208, 200251, 200253, 200255, 200261, 200265, 200266, 200276, 200322, 200323, 200325, 200329,200340, 200341, 209256, 400111, 400125, 400151, 400201, 400202, 400208, 400251, 400253, 400255, 400266, 400276, 400329, 400340, 900256

ACLS per The American Heart Association Standards Required for Departments: 200326 and 200329 within 3 months of being hired.

ACLS and PALS per The American Heart Association Standards Required for Department: 400326 within 3 months of being hired.

PALS per The American Heart Association Standards Required for Departments: 200178, 200179, 200202, 200205, 200324, 200341, 400202, 400340 (Pre-Op and PACU RNs only), 400341, 900256.

PALS per The American Heart Association Standards Required for Department: 200322, 200323 within 6 months of being hired.

NRP Required for Departments: 200171, 200174, 200206 additions to BLS & RN

STABLE certification required for 200174 within 6 months of being hired or transferring.

ENLS (Emergency Neuro Life Support) Required for Department 200255 within 24 months of being hired or transferred to the department.

ENLS (Emergency Neuro Life Support) Required for Department 200150 within 18-24 months of being hired or transferred to the department.

ENPC or PALS per The American Heart Association Standards Required for Departments: 200255, 200266, 200268, 200276, 209256 within one year of being hired or transferring to the department in addition to ACLS, BLS & RN.

ENPC or PALS per The American Heart Association Standards required within 3 months of being hired or transferring to the department: 200326.

ENPC per The American Heart Association Standards Required for Departments: 200323 within 12 months of being hired.

TNCC Required for Departments: 200323, 200326 within 18 months of being hired or transferring to the department.

TNCC or TCAR Required for Departments: 200202 within 18 months of being hired or transferring to the department.

TNCC and ENPC preferred: 400326.

APHON Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Required for Departments: 200178, 200179, 200324 within 24 months of being hired or transferring into the department.

OCN certification preferred. If does not hold the OCN certification, incumbent is required to complete at least 12 cancer-related continuing education nursing contact hours upon completion of first year of employment and on an annual basis thereafter. If certified, incumbent must maintain minimum qualifications in order to maintain certification: 200113.

Chemotherapy Immunotherapy training per ASCO standards within 1 year of hire required for department: 200113.

RNFA: RN may perform in the capacity of a first assist if he or she is a graduate of an accredited school of Nursing, Completion of a RNFA program that includes didactic and supervised clinical practice, is based on AORN's core curriculum for the RNFA 200201, 200340, 400201, 400340.

Computer / Typing:

Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.