RN - Cardiac Telemetry

Company: SSM Health
Location: Saint Charles
Posted on: September 4, 2020

Job Description:

Job Description: pPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/pulliUses standards of medical-surgical nursing practice to increase the quality of care and quality of life for the patient, family, and significant other(s) by systematically evaluating the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice./liliEstablishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate with the patient, family, and significant other(s) to facilitate the development of the care plan unique to the patient's care needs./liliUses the nursing process to develop and implement the plan of care, collect assessment data for each patient, determine appropriate nursing diagnoses, identify expected patient outcomes, determine the plan of care, implement interventions, and evaluate patient outcomes./liliDevelops assessment and management strategies based on a consideration of the physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure dimensions of human responses to actual and potential health problems./liliDemonstrates knowledge of the impact of actual or potential illness and each patient's physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure status./liliUtilizes leadership skills by coordinating and collaborating with the patient, family, significant other(s), communities, and members of the inter-professional team in assessing needs, setting goals, planning interventions, providing care, and evaluating outcomes./liliUtilizes effective communication to participate with the patient, family, significant other(s), and other health care providers in collaborative decision making that reflects the understanding that care should be culturally sensitive, ethical, legal, holistic, informed, compassionate, and humane, and within the boundaries of available economic resources./liliEducates the patient, family, and significant other(s) about measures that promote, maintain, and restore health or promote comfort./liliFosters a healthy work environment within the practice setting and profession by serving as a mentor and role model for nursing colleagues, students, and others./liliApplies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to medical-surgical nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient's age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service./liliPerforms other duties as assigned./li/ulpbr /EDUCATION/pulliGraduate of accredited school of nursing/li/ulpbr /EXPERIENCE/pulliNo experience required/li/ul

Keywords: SSM Health, Saint Charles , RN - Cardiac Telemetry, Other , Saint Charles, Missouri