Job Description
Registered nurses, regardless of specialty or work setting, utilize the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and the listed competencies, in caring for the patients at Summit Healthcare. The nursing process, critical thinking and problem-solving skills are utilized to provide holistic care to individuals, families, groups, communities and populations across the life span. Registered Nurse Seniors are high-performing employees who in addition to regular RN duties provide a specialty service or focus within a department or the organization. This specialty will require additional skills and experience than the RN position. Essential Functions Nursing standards of practice* as outlined below: Standard 1: Assessment Provides initial and ongoing assessment and interpretation of patients within the framework of holistic professional nursing practice, and in accordance with the principles of patient and family centered care. Integrates knowledge from environmental factors into the assessment process. Assesses and interprets information and data regarding the patient's culture and values system, lifestyle, and interest and ability to participate in their care, and other factors impacting successful treatment outcomes. Recognizes the impact of one's own attitudes, beliefs and values on the assessment process. Identifies barriers to effective communication based on psychosocial, literacy, economic, cultural and religious considerations. Assesses and interprets patient's ability (physical, social and psychological) to manage their health in order to transition their care or discharge. In collaboration with the patient or family identifies patient or family needs based on analysis of data. Identifies and communicates patient or family needs to the interdisciplinary health care team and other providers of care as appropriate through accu