Sedation RN RGV

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:
The Staff RN is a professional care giver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a select group of patients/families for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients during admission, Phase 1 and Phase 2 anesthesia up to and including transfer/discharge.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMMUNICATION – Conveys information and shares ideas using the appropriate techniques to reach different audiences; promotes understanding and open information sharing. Listens actively; solicits and gives constructive and honest feedback. Is sensitive to the needs, ideas, and feelings of others. Develops and maintains rapport with others.
• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with patient and family using individualized interventions to ensure patient comfort and dignity.
• Identifies barriers to learning, develops and implements plan based on assessed patient/family needs.
• Uses clear, closed loop communication that enhances team information sharing and decision making.
• Uses chain of command to obtain appropriate health care response as an advocate for the patient.
• Functions as a patient/family advocate seeking direction as needed to provide safe, effective, efficient, and timely care.
• Initiates appropriate referrals to healthcare team based on assessed patient needs.
• Documents timely and accurately to reflect patient plan of care and response to interventions in the electronic medical record.
CUSTOMER/PATIENT FOCUS–Understands and anticipates the needs of both internal and external customers. Meets customer needs while remaining a good steward of organizational resources.
• Performs initial and ongoing focused assessments to identify actual, potential and critical changes in patient’s condition and follows through with appropriate reporting and actions.
• Develops, implements, and modifies an individualized plan of care that reflects cultural aspects of illness/hospitalization to meet patient needs and diagnoses.
• Prioritizes, plans, organizes, and directs care of assigned patients.
• Involves the patient and family in healthcare decisions and care as appropriate.
• Evaluates and reports pertinent patient response to interventions based on evidence-based best practice.
• Administers medications and other therapeutic treatments per clinical guidelines and orders;
recognizes abnormal responses to medication therapy and initiates corrective therapy.
• Intervenes appropriately after correlating clinical picture to therapeutic treatment plan.
• Selects and utilizes appropriate equipment, devices, and supplies based on patient needs and treatment plan.
• Ensures the correct functioning of equipment, identifies deficits and reports appropriately.
• Participates in clinical research following specific protocols.

TEAMWORK– Fully participates in maintaining a positive team environment that is conducive to customer satisfaction. Builds trust among co-workers, focusing on accomplishing hospital and departmental mission and goals. Works effectively with a diverse group of people in pursuit of the organization’s goals. Shifts personal goals when necessary to focus on group objectives.
Looks for ways to help others and to support their work. Initiates warm transfer techniques to refer customer service concerns to the right individual; does not display “it’s not my job” attitude.
Values others’ contributions and shows respect for all individuals throughout the organization. Can be counted on by others.
• Demonstrates flexibility in staffing and scheduling to meet unit needs.
• May be required to function as Charge
• Supports real time staffing decisions and assignments for the greater good.
• Supports goals through participation and compliance in unit activities and decision-making.
• Participates in improving patient care by engaging in reviewing and supporting practice change based on evidence-based practice.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
BSN preferred
Current RN License in the state of Texas
Bilingual preferred
Pediatric experience required
Critical Care experience preferred

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS.
• Current licensure in the state of Texas
• CPR Certification
• Must test for a unit specific certification (Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse - CPAN, Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse –CAPA) upon qualification to sit for exam
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - Phase I Recovery Staff.