Job Summary:
-The Clinical Resource Unit (Float pool) is committed to our Nursing Professional Practice Model; we believe in caring relationships with our patients, families, community, and colleagues to provide exceptional care.
-In the clinical resource unit, our dedicated nursing staff, nurse leaders, interdisciplinary team members, and physician partners practice on providing specialized medical and nursing care to various inpatient units including Medical-Oncology, Surgical-Orthopedic, Cardiovascular Care Unit, Progressive Care Unit, Mental Health Unit, and Acute Rehab.
-Our highly-trained staff utilizes the most current technology and equipment.
-Medical diagnoses include but are not limited to coronary artery disease, angina, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, dysrhythmia, syncope, congestive heart failure, strokes, cancer, cellulitis, post-surgical care, and chest pain.
-The environment is fast-paced, exciting, and always evolving.

Job Responsibilities:
-Performs all responsibilities and duties required by the unit as specific to the scope of service.
-Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.
-Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
-Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops an appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs.
-Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
-Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
-Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
-Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues.
-Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers.
-Confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base.
-Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solutions.
-Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.
-Floats to various inpatient units including Medical-Oncology, Surgical-Ortho, Cardiovascular Care Unit, Progressive Care Unit, Mental Health Unit, and Acute Rehab.
-Provides direct nursing care and collaborates with other multidisciplinary team members to provide patient care to various patient populations.
-Conducts and documents assessments, nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care.
-Acts as a resource to staff from various units.
-Coordinates care to multidisciplinary team members to facilitate and provide the highest possible quality patient care.
-Manages care of acute and chronically ill cardiac and pulmonary patients.
-Collaboratively identifies patient goals of care, designs and maintains care plans with patients and families.
-Implements interventions as needed including medication administration and evaluation of effects.
-Prepares patients for procedures, provides pain management, performs IV venipuncture, blood administration, and monitors labs.
-Discharges patients and provides instruction for safe transition from hospital.
-Documents all care using EMR.
-Ensures team huddles are occurring and attends them.
-Delegates with appropriate follow-up.
-Answers call lights.
-Ensures basic care such as turning, toileting, etc. is done per standards of care.
-Handles conflict management and maintains professional communication with all team members.
-Provides post-operative care for the complex surgical population.

**Job Description, continued in Skills Section**

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Required Skills & Experience: 
-Ability to float to multiple units and provide care to diverse patient populations. 
-Ability to manage care for both acute and chronically ill cardiac and pulmonary patients. 
-Ability to develop, implement, and modify patient care plans. 
-Skill in medication administration and evaluating medication effects. 
-Skill in preparing patients for procedures and managing post-operative care. 
-Skill in IV venipuncture and blood administration. 
-Ability to document care accurately using EMR. 
-Ability to educate patients and families on care plans and discharge instructions. 
-Ability to provide constructive feedback and assist in professional development of peers. 
-Ability to handle conflict management and maintain professional communication with team members. 
-Skill in critical thinking to assess patient status and take appropriate action. 
-Ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary team members. 
-Ability to prioritize patient safety and adhere to all safety standards including fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, and ambulation safety. 
-Ability to complete patient bedside shift reports, hourly rounding, and maintain updated patient communication boards. 
-Ability to delegate appropriately and follow up on delegated tasks. 

Preferred Skills & Experience: 
-N/A 

**Job Description, continued**
-Delegates patient care tasks/responsibilities to assigned HCT's and validates completion of delegated tasks throughout the shift.
-Completes and documents basic RN patient care activities such as assessments, interpretation of vital signs, ensuring physician order completion, admission/discharge of patients, hourly rounding on each assigned patient, care plan documentation, and patient education.
-Provides patient medications utilizing the patient 5 Rights: Right Patient, Right Medication, Right Route, Right Dose, and Right Time.
-Maintains patient safety as the highest priority level by ensuring compliance with safety measures such as fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, isolation precautions, and patient ambulation safety.
-Maintains a positive attitude at all times on the unit that promotes a healthy work environment and a healing patient environment.
-Keeps a diligent focus on prompt answering of patient call lights to ensure effective triage and completion of patient requests/medical needs.
-Uses critical thinking to evaluate the overall patient condition and uses nursing judgment to identify and act on changes in patient status.
-Effectively communicates within the healthcare team to promote interdisciplinary collaboration, effective patient care coordination, and patient safety.
-Assesses and intervenes appropriately to ensure positive outcomes during the post-operative phase.
-Assesses, manages, and educates patients and families.
-Receives patient Bedside Shift Report from an RN at the beginning of each shift, ensuring the inclusion of patient input, visual validation of a safe patient room environment at the time of shift change, and updating of the patient communication board found in each patient room.

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Required Education:
-College diploma of nursing. 

Preferred Education:
-N/a

Required Certifications & Licensure:
-BLS (AHA).
-IL Nursing License.

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:
-N/A

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