JOB RELATIONSHIPS:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Understands rules and regulations of Franklin Medical Center.  Maintain good working relationships.  Complies with established policies and procedures.  Cooperate with all departments to achieve goals.  Keeps all information confidential.  Maintains patient privacy.  Acts in a professional manner.  Follows dress code.
2. Maintains a good attendance record and keeps a current health record.  Always notifies nursing service if ill or cannot report for work.  Knows repeated absenteeism is reason for dismissal.  Gets annual physical done on anniversary date of hire.
3. Keeps up-to-date in field of nursing.  Attends in-service (including fire and safety), monthly staff meetings, seminars when possible.  Have CPR update.  Current licensure. ACLS AND PALS preferred.
4. Participates in planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care and in management of unit.  Meets with supervisor, director of nursing and/or assistant director of nursing to discuss unit problems, staffing, assignments, and improvement of patient care.
5. Acts as charge nurse when applicable.  Under direction of house supervisor.  Understands the principles of ward management and is able to assume responsibilities.  Makes rounds, transcribes orders, reports unusual happenings and problems from other departments to the director of that department or director of nursing (as applicable).
6. Makes assignments.  Is fair.  Makes assignments according to skill and qualifications of personnel.
7. Assesses each patient’s needs and plans their care.  All patients must be assessed by an RN on admission with nursing history completed.  Nursing care plan is started at this time.
8. Patient teaching.  Instruct patients and family as appropriate with permission of physician using established guidelines.
9. Discharge planning.  After assessment, the nurse will start discharge plans.  Is knowledgeable about source of help.  Notifies case management and/or social services for help if necessary.
10. Discharge patient instructions must be completed 100% of the time.
11. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed.  Utilizes 5 Rs of safe medication administration.  Records medication/treatments on chart using proper procedure.  Writes legibly.  Is familiar with actions of drugs administered.  Counts and charts narcotics each shift 100% of the time.  Reports errors promptly.  Questions inconsistencies.  Applies proper technique (aseptic, isolation, sterile).
12. Physician rounds.  Physician should be accompanied by a nurse unless he/she requests otherwise.  Assists with dressings and treatments.  Ascertains physician’s expectations.  Shares information.
13. Patient personal care.  Is able and willing to administer total patient care.
14. Care of pre-op and post-op patient.  Sees that all necessary forms are completed and signed.  Lends emotional support to patient and family.  Administers pre-op medications and gets patient ready for surgery.  On post-op returns – monitors patient closely for signs and symptoms of complications.
15. Maintaining update for categorization of patients.  Understands procedures for categorization of patients and update each shift.
16. Helps to develop other staff members.  Shares knowledge/skills with others.  Orientates new employees, aides and co-workers in completing their work.
17. *Does whatever it takes to get his/her job done as long as it is legal, ethical, and moral.

• Cerner (CareCompass)

• 3AM MEDICATION
• RESPONDER 5
• NURSE CALL
• TIME CLOCK