Job Description
Job Description:
Position Summary:
The Registered Nurse works in a collaborative and cooperative relationship with other members of the health care team, plans and implements patient and family education and is responsible for assessing the needs and initiating appropriate intervention for patients.
Minimum Qualifications:
•Current Montana Licensure (Registered Nurse)
•merican Heart Association BLS
•merican Heart Association ACLS
•merican Heart Association PALS within 6 months of hire
•National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification within 6 months of hire
•2 years Critical Care nursing experience including proficiency with interpreting EKGs and hemodynamic pressure tracings
•Competence in and a willingness and ability to practice modified primary nursing
•Competent in providing Moderate Sedation experience
•Preferred: Prior Interventional radiology/Vascular Lab or Cardiac Cath Lab experience
Essential Job Functions:
•Collects Comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation (Assessment)
•nalyzes the assessment data to determine diagnoses or issues (Diagnosis)
•Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or the situation
•Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes (Plan of Care)
•Implements the identified plan of care
•Employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment
•Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
•ttains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice
•Evaluates one's own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations
•Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues
•Collaborates with patient, family and others in the conduct of nursing practice
•Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice
•Integrates research findings into practice
•Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
•Demonstrates sound judgement, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times
•bility to work in a busy and stressful environment
•Creativity, problem analysis and decision making
•bility to work varied shifts
•Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity and maintains confidentiality
•Self-directed, completes assignments accurately, thoroughly and with minimal oversight
•Strong emotional intelligence, interpersonal and teamwork skills
•Stroke Competency:
o Complies with hospital policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines related to care for patients with hyperacute and acute stroke
o Participates in two hours of initial cerebrovascular disease (stoke) education within one year of hire
Participates in one hour annually of cerebrovascular disease (stroke) education
Position Urgency:
Normal
State License Details:
Must Be Currently Active
Minimum Years of Experience:
2
Minimum Guaranteed Hours:
32
Additional Information And Terms:
Candidates must live at least 90 miles from facility to be considered for assignment. Do not submit candidates living less than 90 miles from facility. Facility reserves the right to cancel three (3) shifts per 13-week contract in the event of low census or other unforeseen circumstances.
Job Tags
Contract work, Shift work,