General Hours of Work: Day/Evening/Night Shift/Varied Shifts; 72 hrs./2wks
Exempt/Nonexempt: Non-exempt (Hourly)
Department/Unit: Acute Inpatient - ICU/ Hospital
Hours/FTE: 36 hours per week/.9 FTE
Reports To: Nurse Supervisor
The Hospitalist RN-C is accountable for supporting the eHospitalist physicians and Acute Inpatient healthcare team. Assists in managing the eHospitalists patients by completing tasks required to expedite patient care.
Essential Functions:
• Diagnosis: Analyzes the assessment data in determining nursing diagnoses/problem focus.
• Outcome Identification: Identifies expected outcomes/goals individualized to the patient.
• Planning: Develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Implementation: Implements the interventions identified in the plan of care.
• Evaluation: Evaluates the patient's progress toward attainment of the outcomes.
• Quality of Care: Systemically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Performance Appraisal: Evaluates his/her own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations.
• Education: Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice.
• Collegiality: Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others.
• Ethics: Decisions and actions on behalf of clients are determined in a manner consistent with the ANAs code of ethics.
• Collaboration: Collaborates with unit specific physicians and nurses as well as health care providers including specialists in providing patient care across the eCare system.
• Research: Utilizes research/evidence-based findings in practice if appropriate.
• Resource Utilization: Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and cost in planning and delivering patient care.
• Leadership: The registered nurse provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Technology: Recognizes the need for knowledge and skills sufficient to integrate the use of health care technology and/or information management systems into the provision of nursing care.
• Serves as a liaison between the ehospitalist and referring and/or attending provider.
• Ensures that there is outstanding communication regarding the patients condition to the referring physicians and families.
• Positively promotes the eHospitalist program to other physicians, staff, patients and families.
• Works collaboratively with the ehospitalist physician and Acute Inpatient team as physician extenders to assure patients receive timely, and accurate assessments.
• Assists the Hospitalist and Intensivist physicians in the collection of clinical data and assisting with new consults.
• Serves as a liaison with external physicians, hospitals and other agencies.
REQUIRED EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE:
• Graduate from an approved nursing program.
• Graduate from a CCNE or NLN accredited nursing program is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• Certification in specialty preferred.
• Membership in a professional organization preferred.
CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, And/or REGISTRATIONS:
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse with one unrestricted state license is required.
• RN Licensure required, within the states that eHospitalist is providing service, within 120 days of hire.
• Completion of state specific certification/education within the initial and renewal time periods is required.
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