RN AMBULATORY
Location: Fargo North Dakota
Description: PRIMARY PEDIATRICS - SANFORD CHILDRENS SOUTHWEST CLINIC is hiring RN AMBULATORY right now, this job will be placed in North Dakota. Further informations about this job opportunity please read the description below. The registered nurse is responsible to implement the nursing process within Sanford Health and the continuum of care. The nursing process is utilized to assess, diagnose, establish a plan wit! h outcome criteria, intervene, evaluate, and document human responses to actual or potential health problems. This practice includes dependent, interdependent and independent functions. Reports to As Assigned Education, Experience and Skills Requirements Must have graduated from an accredited school or college of nursing. Bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred. Specific services/positions may have additional education, training or experience requirements. Must have attended a pre-licensure nursing program that included supervised clinical experience across the life span as part of the curriculum or have had a minimum of 400 hours of experience as a RN (or LPN) at another facility. Licensure/Certification Requirement Requires current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state, or states, of practice. Nurses performing nursing practice over the telephone require licensure in the states where the patients being served reside. Certification may be required depending on spe! cialty or service area. Job Specific Competencies
Observes! and follows the duly adopted standards, policies, directives, and orders of the Board of Nursing as they may relate to the registered nurse.
Preceptor: Demonstrates ability to serve as a preceptor when assigned, including introducing new associates to the service area, communicating and reinforcing core and job specific expectations, validating initial competency, assessing learning needs, serving as a resource, and providing feedback.
Charge Nurse: Demonstrates ability to function in a Charge Nurse role when assigned, including providing leadership and support to staff, serving as a resource, assessing resource needs, providing feedback to manager/coordinator as needed, and collaborating with others to address service area and health system needs.
Service Educator: Performs the role of Service Educator when assigned, including coordinating unit specifc orientation, assessing and planning to meet unit specific education needs in collaborati! on with Learning Services, and serves as an education resource for unit staff.
Core Competencies Customer Service
Interacts with customers in a warm and friendly way.
Takes immediate action to meet customer requests or needs.
Listens to understand what customers have to say. Safety
Recognizes safety hazards and takes corrective action; seeking assistance when needed.
Demonstrates knowledge of operational policies and procedures.
Performs work safely, without causing harm or risk to self, others or property. System Behavior
Makes a decision considering the impact of the decision on other areas.
Initiates collaboration with others outside of service area.
Demonstrates personal commitment to the principles, values, and ethics of the organization.
Models accountability for learning by sharing knowledge and learning from others. Interpersonal/Communication/Relationships
Builds effective working relationships.
Expresses apprecia! tion to others for their work.
Treats others with respect. Leadersh! ip Competencies
Defines and delegates work responsibilities with clear, consistent expectations and outcomes.
Demonstrates both knowledge and application of Sanford policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Demonstrates the ability to take charge, take unpopular stands if necessary, face difficult situations, and is looked to for direction from others.
Facilitates and supports change within the Sanford Health.
Demonstrates commitment to continuous learning for themselves and staff.
Demonstrates and applies continuous quality improvement knowledge and skills. Information Management Competencies
Demonstrates skill in accessing, preparing and using information as relevant to position.
Verbalizes and demonstrates knowledge of procedures for maintaining security, confidentiality and integrity of employee, patient, family and other medical information.
Demonstrates ability to collect, analyze and present data as appropriate to position. Equipment C! ompetencies
Demonstrates skill in use of equipment relevant to position; verbalizes knowledge of appropriate safety procedures.
Diagnoses equipment problems; fixes or seeks out someone to fix. Professional/Clinical Practice Competencies
Assessment: Conducts and documents nursing assessments of health status by collecting objective and subjective data from observations, exams, interviews and written records; sorting, selecting, reporting and recording the data; validating, refining, and modifying the data. Bases the scope and depth of assessment on the patients immediate condition or need.
Diagnosis: Analyzes the assessment data to establish or modify nursing diagnoses to be used as a basis for nursing interventions.
Planning: In collaboration with the patient, develops a plan of care based on nursing assessment and diagnosis that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes. This includes identifying the holistic needs of the! patient, treatment decisions and priorities. Identifies community reso! urces needed for continued care and makes referrals.
Implementation: Implements the plan of care and the nursing interventions for the patient by writing nursing orders, giving direct care, assisting with care, determining the responsibilities that can properly and safely be assigned or delegated, providing an environment conducive to safety and health, communicating interventions and responses to other members of the health care team and executing the regimen prescribed by a licensed practitioner.
Evaluation: Evaluates the responses to nursing interventions by documenting and communicating evaluation data to appropriate members of the health care team, utilizing data as a basis for reassessing client health status, measuring outcomes and goal attainment, modifying nursing diagnoses, revising strategies of care and prescribing changes in nursing interventions.
Documentation: Thoroughly documents patient information in an accurate and timely ! manner, according to organizational policies, procedures and guidelines.
Patient Education: Assesses patient needs and designs, implements and evaluates a teaching plan specific to individual needs or patient groups. Age Related Competencies
Applies knowledge of growth and development in customer interactions and adapts care according to patient's age/developmental stage. Blood Exposure
This position is classified as a Category I position under OSHA guidelines with high risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious materials. Supervisory The incumbent may provide work direction to other support staff. Dimension NA Physical Requirements: View Physical Requirements
Regular and predictable attendance is required.
Sanford strives to be a great place to work and a great place to receive care. All applicants accepting an offer of employment with Sanford must consent to a drug screen.
Sanford participates in! the E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment eligibilit! y of all person(s) hired to work in the United States.
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