Staff Nurse - Medical Surgical, Dayshift

Job Summary

Definition of Shared Governance: Shared governance is a professional structural model, founded on the cornerstone principles of partnership, equity, accountability, and ownership that form a culturally sensitive and empowering framework, enabling sustainable and accountability-based decisions to support an interdisciplinary design for excellent patient care.

Standards of Practice Assessment Medical/Pediatric Nurse collects pertinent date and information relative to patient health or situation. Diagnosis Medical/Pediatric Nurse analyzes assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses, problems or issues. Outcome Identification Medical/Pediatric Nurse identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient.

Planning Medical/Pediatric Nurse develops a plan of care that includes interventions to attain expected measurable outcomes. Implementation Medical/Pediatric Nurse implements the individualized patient plan of care. Evaluation Medical/Pediatric Nurse evaluates progress toward attainment of patient goals and outcomes. Essential Job Duties: Standards of Professional Performance Ethics Medical-surgical nurses deliver care in a nonjudgmental, nondiscriminatory, sensitive, and culturally competent manner.

Diversification Medical-surgical nurses interact with, and contribute to, the professional development of peers and other health care providers as colleagues. Communication Medical-surgical nurses communicate effectively with clients, families, and other health care professionals. Collaboration Medical-surgical nurses collaborate with the client, family members, significant others, and health care providers in providing care.

Leadership Medical-surgical nurses use leadership skills to enhance client outcomes and foster a healthy work environment within the practice setting and profession.

Education

Medical-surgical nurses acquire and maintain current knowledge in nursing practice. Medical-surgical nurses pursue knowledge to enhance nursing expertise and advance the profession. Evidence-Based Practice & Research Medical-surgical nurses use research findings in practice. Quality of Practice The Medical/Pediatric Nurse contributes to quality nursing practice.

Ensures that nursing practice is safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely and patient-centered. Professional Practice Evaluation Medical/Pediatric Nurse evaluates his/her own and other's nursing practice in accordance with professional practice standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies and contributes to the professional development of peers or other health care providers as colleagues.

Resource Utilization Medical-surgical nurses use research findings in practice.

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; Bachelors Degree in Nursing within 3 years of employment (with the exception of staff previously granted grandfather status). Licensure: Registered Nurse license from the Indiana State Board of Nursing. Some areas may require a current and valid driver’s license. Experience: Graduate of RN Program