Job Description
Description Hours: Monday - Friday 40 hours a week IT'S SIMPLE. You want to work in a healthcare setting where you are valued and appreciated - where you receive respect from your superiors and co-workers as well as the patients you treat.
You want to be challenged by your job without being overwhelmed by it. You want to play an instrumental role in helping a patient recover, sometimes against strong odds, and go home. What you want is Vaughan Regional Medical Center.
Our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. Join us!
Summary: In this role you will be responsible and accountable in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care. Promotes and maintains adaptive responses in individuals and groups with consideration of the integrated nature of person, individual value systems, and cultural differences.
Demonstrates a commitment to the Vaughan Regional Medical Center Nursing Mission and Philosophy through practice and behaviors. Recognizes that acquisition and application of further knowledge and skill beyond basic competency will contribute to greater expertise within chosen areas of nursing practice.
Clinical advancement opportunities exist within the Medical Center. All nurses are expected to competently practice as Registered
Nurse following orientation; interested individuals may elect to exceed basic competency by developing greater expertise and
participating in professional endeavors within the Medical Center.
These individuals may be recognized and promoted through the clinical advancement program. Performance and practice criteria are located in the position appraisals. The RN must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served in his/her
department.
The individual must acquire and/or demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. He/she must be able to provide care with consideration of developmental status.
PRIMARY (ESSENTIAL) DUTIES Requires ability to make decisions and judgments based on knowledge and experience. Requires cognitive ability to interpret, analyze,
and integrate data to assess, plan, and prescribe care and to evaluate patient responses and outcomes.
Delivers and/or coordinates the delivery of patient care by using the nursing process of assessment, expected outcome
identification, intervention, and evaluation of care.
Participates in patient/family education and discharge planning activities and assures family involvement.
Participates in QA/QI activities; integrates quality improvement concepts into nursing practice
Qualifications Prior experience as a Anesthesia Nurse or in a surgical setting is HIGHLY recommended
Possess licensure as a registered nurse (RN) in the state of Alabama.
Will be expected to adhere to practice limitations as defined by the Alabama Board of Nursing and Vaughan Regional Medical Center.
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