Hospital RN

Technical Knowledge

• Prepares and revises patient care for assigned patients and follows through with it.
• Keeps up to date on the latest nursing techniques and equipment. Attends at least six (6) nursing personnel meetings each year.
• Often provides technical information to colleagues, especially regarding special care areas such as CCU, OB, ER, and PAR.
• Recognize, interpret, record, and report significant data regarding the patient’s condition.
• Assists in development of patient care policy and procedures as requested.
• Successfully completes appropriate professional trauma education (Example: Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CATN), or in-house training meeting the objectives specified by the Minnesota Trauma Program guidance.

Interpersonal Relationships

• Seeks others’ opinions readily regarding patient care and needs and plan of care.
• Respect other peoples’ ability of judgment, i.e., during peer review.
• Interacts appropriately with visitors, families and other departmental personnel.

Resistance to Work Pressures

• Provides a high degree of professional patient care, especially in special care areas: CCU, OB, ER, and PAR.
• Makes sound decisions under conditions of stress or pressure.
• Accepts additional assignments without being unduly distressed.

Rules and Policy

• Follows policy and procedures for nursing interventions especially in special care areas; CCU, OB, ER, and PAR
• Knows and strives to meet written standards of patient care.
• Knows and follows the correct format for charting.
• Utilizes equipment and resources appropriately.

Professional Output

• Develops and revises the plan of care for assigned patients and implements and evaluates same.
• Reports patient care concerns and condition changes to appropriate personnel i.e., Charge Nurse, DON, Medical Providers.
• Meets and exceeds written standards of patient care.
• Ensures a safe work environment by cleaning, restocking, and monitoring conditions, especially in special care areas.
• Assist with orientation of new employees.

Motivation

• Does additional reading or study on an unusual patient problem or condition.
• Participates in learning/teaching opportunities with other staff, i.e. LPN, NAA, or community members.
• Assumes professional responsibility for every assignment.

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current RN license within the state of Minnesota.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 3 months of hire.
• Clinical experience; 5 or more years preferred.

• Ability to maintain good working relationships with staff.
• Ability to read and communicate effectively.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Decision-making and problem-solving.
• Team building.

• Must adhere to HIPAA confidentiality standards.
• Must adhere to the Keys to Heartfelt Care.
• Must be able to perform the physical requirements of the position.