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- Prioritizes, plans, provides direct family-centered care to patients within area of service throughout the continuum of care utilizing time and resources effectively and efficiently.
- Facilitates the flow of patients within the clinical practice.
- Partners with child and family in evaluating outcomes.
- Monitors, trends and evaluates child/family responses to treatment throughout scope of service
- Provides appropriate education to patient/family regarding all aspects of care, including telephone advice, based upon established protocols.
- Serves as advocate for parents and families.
- Clearly documents all pertinent aspects of care, including: a plan of care; a regular summary of patient status and family adjustment; unexpected events of changes in patient condition; medications; and monitoring of vital signs, etc.
- Complies with CCMC policies regarding appropriate documentation.
- Delegates aspects of care to peers and ancillary personnel to meet needs.
- Serves as a resource to staff within area of expertise.
- Networks with healthcare team by documenting and communicating comprehensive data including complex child/family needs to provide continuity.
- Provides psychosocial support for patient, family and peers to promote healthier patient/family/team outcomes.
- Follows Comfort Central as the guiding principle in the assessment and treatment of pain, as outlined in the management of pain policy.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the age-related differences and needs of patients in appropriate, specific populations from neonate through adolescence and applies them to practice.
- Demonstrates cultural sensitivity in all interactions with patients/families.
- Demonstrates support for the mission, values and goals of the organization through behaviors that are consistent with the CCMC STANDARDS.
- A minimum of ASN/ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred. If ASN/ADN, must acquire BSN within 3 years of hire
- Current State of Connecticut Registered Nurse licensure required and maintained thereafter.
- American Heart Association, or American Red Cross, Healthcare Provider CPR/BLS certification required upon hire and maintained thereafter
registered nurse - Farmington, CT , USA, United States - Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Description
Sign-on Bonus Eligible applicants with 1+ years of nursing experience: $7,500Provides general or specialized nursing care to patients in ambulatory setting or clinical practice.
Provides nursing services to patients and families in accordance with the standards of practice of a professional nurse, Connecticut Children's policies and procedures and State and federal regulations.
Reports to Nurse Manager.
Able to demonstrate all of the CCMC Core Organizational Competencies or has potential to do so as well as any clinical competencies within specialty area.