Registered nurse-imaging cat scan-prn
Company: Christus Health
Location: Shreveport
Posted on: May 8, 2024
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Job Description:
DescriptionSummary:The competent Nurse, in the same or similar
clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an
awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine
and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans.
Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage
contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments
and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the
clinical situation.Responsibilities:Meets expectations of the
applicable One CHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of
Others, or Leader of Leaders.Consistent with the ANA Scope and
Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing
process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention
and evaluation for assigned patients.Addresses increasingly complex
psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and
families in accordance with their level of practice.Using the
appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments;
monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment
prescribed.Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and
care given.Assess learning needs and provides education to
patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and
resources.CORE COMPETENCIESStandard I: Utilizes the Nursing
ProcessUses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical,
psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of
patient and families.Communicates findings to appropriate
healthcare team members.Develops and uses a specific plan of care
and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using
evidence-based practice.Implements patient care and therapeutic
procedures, monitors and documents progression of treatment and
teaching goals.Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the
patient and the patient response to the care and
treatment(s).Performs timely reassessment and documentation.Must be
able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific
patient care need for the designated unit's patient
population.Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow
ProcessAnticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs
to facilitate patient flowUtilizes appropriate systems of
communication and tools to facilitate the discharge processCoaches
on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating
orders to ensure accuracyStandard III. Unit OperationsPlans,
directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a
particular nursing unit during an assigned shiftDemonstrates good
stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and
SuppliesAssesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates
in resourcing efforts.Educates and trains others on the operations,
ethics, and regulations within the industryStandard IV. Safe
Practice/Quality Care/RegulationsIncorporates patient safety
practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in
positive patient outcomesDemonstrates accountability for nursing
research and quality improvement activitiesProvides evidence-based
nursing careCommunicates patient information effectively across the
continuum of careEducates and trains others on the operations,
ethics, and regulations within the industryKnowledge of federal,
state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to
comply with these in healthcare practices and activitiesTECHNICAL
COMPETENCIESClinical Policies and StandardsFollows a specific set
of standards and associated clinical proceduresAnalyzes policy and
standards documentation and ensures organizational
complianceProvides feedback for improvement of proceduresAssists in
the development and implementation of specific proceduresWorks with
control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniquesHealth
Information DocumentationShares experiences with maintaining paper
and electronic patient documentationWalk through the steps and
procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient
recordsDescribes the flow of information between various stations
or unitsDiscusses the functions, features and document flow of
electronic documentationTranscribes verbal orders; explains
techniques for ensuring their accuracyExplains health information
documentation best practices and their rationale across health care
practicesMedical EquipmentDescribes experience with basic medical
equipment used in own unit or facilityUses standard diagnostic
tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problemsEducates
patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipmentEnsures
that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order
prior to use to ensure patient safetyInspects, troubleshoots and
evaluates incoming equipmentMedical Order ProcessingShares
experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups
of patients or conditionsDescribes functions and features of the
system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical
ordersDiscusses common errors, their sources and procedures for
correctingExplains considerations for entering and following
standing ordersDifferentiates between standing orders and
preprinted orders and considerations for eachPatient Chart Reading
and InterpretationDescribes experiences in reading and interpreting
patient charts for patients on unit and under own careReviews
patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts
to mistakes or omissionsRecognizes unexpected readings and alerts
nursing or medical staffRelates examples of mis-readings or
misinterpretations and lessons learnedReviews, discusses and
validates own interpretation with othersPatient SafetyShares
experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or
settingsExplains key features of safety guidelines and procedures
for those groups and settingsListens and responds to safety
inquiries from patients and family membersRecognizes and addresses
physiological and psychological signs of problemsDescribes
considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus
harm to othersUtilizes appropriate systems to document misses and
near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and
reporting in real-timeRequirements:Associate's Degree in
NursingCurrent Louisiana RN LicenseBLS Provider certification
required.ACLS Provider certification required.Work Schedule:TBDWork
Type:Per Diem As NeededEEO is the law - click below for more
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process, please contact us at (844) 257-6925.
Keywords: Christus Health, Longview , Registered nurse-imaging cat scan-prn, Healthcare , Shreveport, Texas
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