Main Responsibilities and Required Skills for Nurse

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A Nurse is responsible for evaluating and treating patients and planing suitable nursing care. They prepare and administer medication and treatments as prescribed by physicians. In this blog post we describe the primary responsibilities and the most in-demand hard and soft skills for Nurses.

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Main Responsibilities of Nurse

The following list describes the typical responsibilities of a Nurse:

Adhere to

  • Adhere to all HIPAA and company policies and procedures.

  • Adhere to Company standards for resolving consumer concerns.

  • Adhere to current policies and standards of practice.

  • Adhere to established facility and departmental policies and procedures.

  • Adhere to quality assurance procedures and maintain all HIPAA standards.

  • Adhere to the Texas Nursing Practice Act and the Code of Ethics for Nurses.

  • Adhere to guidelines set forth in the Nursery Protocols to prevent infectious disease.

  • Adhere to public health and nursing ethical standards and principles.

Administer

  • Administer appropriate treatment as necessary.

  • Administer Intradermal, IM, IV and subcutaneous injections.

  • Administer medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.

Advise

Advise customers of menu items and promotion offers.

Answer

  • Answer customer queries or promptly direct customer complaints to the manager.

  • Answer phone calls in a professional manner within three rings.

Apply

Apply the principles of infection control.

Arrange

  • Arrange and tracks client's appointments developing care plans.

  • Arrange appropriate transportation to medical related appointments.

Assess

  • Assess customer's configuration requirements and education needs.

  • Assess and monitors and recognizes changes in the patient's behavioral and physiological status.

  • Assess gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and neurological health status.

  • Assess health and social status to determine the need for medical, nursing or other intervention.

  • Assess the patient's condition and learning needs in regards to health care.

  • Assess patient areas of concern and recommend appropriate treatment plan.

  • Assess patients on study for complications-document and communicate to the PI.

Assign

Assign personnel appropriately to meet resident needs.

Assist in

  • Assist during state surveys.

  • Assist in assuring a patient / family focused environment.

  • Assist in coordinating the activities needed to implement the patient care plan.

  • Assist in developing individualized treatment plans.

  • Assist in identifying the need for intervention of other IDT members.

  • Assist in maintaining a healthy and safe environment.

  • Assist in maintaining staff and camper health forms in the health center.

  • Assist in planning and forecasting yearly hardware and software requirements for budgeting.

  • Assist in research and investigation of communicable diseases when requested.

  • Assist in resolving grievances.

  • Assist in responding to client grievances and incident reports.

  • Assist in teaching students and staff.

  • Assist RN's as instructed.

  • Assist the mill / facility with safety programs and compliance.

  • Assist the resident with activities of daily living.

  • Assist with review of marketing assets for medical credibility.

  • Assist with skin biospies and wart removal.

Assume

  • Assume Charge Nurse Role as designated by Nurse Supervisor.

  • Assume responsibility for personal and professional development.

  • Assume responsibility of keeping the operating room sterilized.

  • Assume role of Charge Nurse when assigned, utilizing appropriate resources and tools.

  • Assume the role of patient advocate when necessary.

Assure

  • Assure complete and accurate documentation through spot-checking and ongoing supervision.

  • Assure patient and family teaching is adequate to manage the treatment plan at home.

  • Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards and aseptic techique.

Attend

Attend and participate in supervisory meetings.

Authorize

Authorize and coordinates vacation and overtime requests.

Book

Book appointments, organize referrals, results, and filing, sending and receiving correspondence.

Build

Build and maintains a strong network of internal and external contacts to achieve business goals.

Calculate

Calculate and adjust flow rates.

Candidate

Candidate will process and administer medication in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Care

  • Care and service will be based on best evidence, informed by patient values and preferences.

  • Care planning and coordination of care with various team members.

Carry out

Carry out medication management responsibilities.

Check

  • Check InfoScriber for up-to-date orders.

  • Check residents in section regularly.

Clean

Clean bedpans, urinals and commodes.

Collaborate with

  • Collaborate well with physicians to deliver primary health care.

  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.

  • Collaborate with team members to make changes in plan of care, as necessary.

  • Collaborate with the Director Clinical Professional.

  • Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders in preparing appropriate learner environments.

  • Collaborate with Brussels PCRU Recruitment nurses to align and share best practices.

  • Collaborate with external Providers, PCPs and Care Managers as requested by aptihealth Provider team.

  • Collaborate with managers, peers, customer counterparts to advance patient access.

Collect

  • Collect data and maintain data for service indicators, progress reports and evaluations.

  • Collect, store, and assure transport of certain specimens for laboratory studies.

Communicate

  • Communicate all client and staff issues with Nursing Supervisor.

  • Communicate and work effectively with all other members of the interdisciplinary team.

  • Communicate appropriate status / condition changes to the RN per agency guidelines.

  • Communicate protocol requirements toinquiringstudy subjects and patients.

  • Communicate strategically and efficiently both written and verbally.

  • Communicate well, on the phone and in person?.

  • Communicate with and supports families in their involvement and participation.

  • Communicate with Resident Care Managers per policy.

Compile

Compile reports and provide accurate record keeping.

Complete

  • Complete an Evidenced-Based Practice Project prior to program completion.

  • Complete assessments that are holistic and include all medical, psychiatric and social domains.

  • Complete audits / inventories as requested.

  • Complete medication record / sheet.

  • Complete nurse visits according to department standard.

  • Complete nursing assessments under supervision of RN.

  • Complete other duties and projects as assigned.

  • Complete Point of Care (POC) audits.

  • Complete referrals and liaise with community agencies.

  • Complete yearly CNO Quality Assurance certification.

Comply

Comply with patient safety goals as set forth by the Medical.

Conduct

  • Conduct annual review of Medical Devices & Equipment policies and procedures.

  • Conduct community support searches to connect users to local care providers.

  • Conduct daily PPS meeting with IDT.

  • Conduct initial patient evals and monthly follow-ups.

  • Conduct performance reviews.

  • Conduct virtual video visits for patients.

Confer

Confer with members of the treatment team for the benefit of the client.

Confirm

Confirm problems with patient and caregiver when appropriate.

Consult

  • Consult, confer, and collaborate with colleagues and other health care providers.

  • Consult with physician or licensed independent practitioner.

  • Consult with or refer patients to fellow members of the interdisciplinary health team as appropriate.

Contact

  • Contact patients' families regarding unusual medical conditions of patients.

  • Contact physicians as required.

Continue

Continue education to maintain high level of proficiency in Risk Adjustment field.

Contribute to

Contribute to monitoring and enhancement of the physical site.

Control

Control narcotics in accordance with established procedures as needed.

Convey

Convey accurate information in supportive and courteous manner to unit nursing and tech staff.

Coordinate

  • Coordinate all nursing functions for designated team (s).

  • Coordinate immunization clinics.

  • Coordinate patient throughput.

  • Coordinate Nephrology nursing care with the care provided by other health care personnel.

  • Coordinate with other FaaS Lead Growers when daily schedules need to be adjusted.

Create

  • Create and maintain a positive atmosphere throughout the unit and while working with residents.

  • Create an environment that builds on the principles of integrated team approach.

  • Create detailed and comprehensive patient medical records.

  • Create supporting technical material providing instruction on tool implementation.', '.

Delegate

  • Delegate patient care assignments to Licensed Practical Nursing (LPNs) staff as required.

  • Delegate appropriate tasks.

Deliver

Deliver laboratory specimens to lab, and blood products to the unit.

Determine

  • Determine if patient goals and interventions are effective.

  • Determine which issues need to be escalated to the RN or MD.

Develop

  • Develop, administers and manages unit budget plans.

  • Develop and deliver online student orientations remotely for all allied health.

  • Develop and maintain positive client relationships at all levels of the client organization.

  • Develop budgets and / or commercial models to support funding bids.

  • Develop effective working relations and cooperate with medical team throughout the entire care team.

  • Develop end-to-end training process and timeline.

  • Develop interpersonal therapeutic relationships with psychiatric patients.

  • Develop, maintains, and implements policies and procedures.

  • Develop relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect.

  • Develop and sustain productive member / patient relationships.

Diagnose

Diagnose and treat health problems.

Discover

Discover the rewards of an innovative, diverse and welcoming workplace.

Discuss

Discuss potential complications with patient and family.

Disease

Disease and injury prevention.

Dispense

  • Dispense and keep a record of daily medications administered.

  • Dispense medications and records effects.

Disseminate

Disseminate information to the interdisciplinary team.

Document

  • Document all communications effectively and professionally in EMR.

  • Document approved overtime on employee time adjustment forms.

  • Document care provided, progress and care plans.

  • Document performance of peers through peer review process.

  • Document in EMR according to PCC established protocols.

Encourage

Encourage active participation by residents in all therapeutic programs and recreational activities.

Engage

  • Engage in continuing education.

  • Engage in learning about racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in education.

  • Engage other resources as needed.

Ensure

  • Ensure adequate volunteer staffing for both Sunday and midweek ministry.

  • Ensure admissions labs are ordered and collected in a timely fashion.

  • Ensure competencies are met and competency checklists are appropriately maintained.

  • Ensure compliance with applicable policies and standards of patient care.

  • Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations.

  • Ensure interviews are conducted based on regulations and adhering to various cultural sensitivities.

  • Ensure inventory of essential material for screening and conduct of study.

  • Ensure room assignments are appropriate to clients' needs.

  • Ensure staff complete all shift responsibilities before the end of the shift.

  • Ensure that all resident personal care standards are being met.

  • Ensure that a patient has a signed consent present in the chart prior to procedure.

  • Ensure the timely and accurate recording of information from those interviews using systems provided.

Enter

Enter and maintains all first reports of injury.

Establish

  • Establish action plans that support Bronson's key initiatives for the BP program.

  • Establish a therapeutic relationship and develops rapport with clients.

  • Establish safe systems of medication administration and communicable disease containment.

Evaluate

  • Evaluate and prioritizes patient care based on acuity levels.

  • Evaluate teaching provided by self and others.

Exchange

Exchange and / or transfers new knowledge about evidenced-based practices within the team.

Facilitate

  • Facilitate prescription refills per CVAM policy.

  • Facilitate the patient's access to the appropriate level of care and setting.

Follow

  • Follow all safety procedures.

  • Follow facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment.

  • Follow Texas DSHS notifiable condition reporting requirements.

  • Follow up with surgical patients by phone and in person.

Greet

Greet patients and transfer to exam rooms.

Help

Help define standards of excellence for patient care.

Hire

Hire staff, and evaluates staff performance.

Identify

  • Identify actual / potential patient problems.

  • Identify and help resolve ethical and clinical concerns.

  • Identify and initiates problem resolution.

  • Identify educational needs of nursing staff related to specialty area.

  • Identify malfunctioning equipment and initiates repairs.

  • Identify patient preferences and needs including motivation to learn.

  • Identify patients learning needs upon admission.

  • Identify patients requiring preoperative nutritional assessments.

  • Identify signs and symptoms of possible workplace exposures.

  • Identify and seek pertinent continuous education opportunities.

  • Identify, design, test, deploy, and document solutions for network and telecommunications problems.

  • Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management.

  • Identify, integrate and evaluate research-based innovations for improving patient care.

  • Identify resources to support patient care.

  • Identify the health issues, behaviours, needs, barriers and challenges for at-risk populations.

Implement

Implement and be able to demonstrate an understanding of our automation systems.

Include

Include the patients and family in the process of care planning.

Initiate

  • Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations.

  • Initiate referrals as needed to other health team members when delegated by the Case Manager.

  • Initiate timely incident investigations, ensuring immediate resident / staff safety.

Inspect

Inspect insertion sites, change dressings, remove peripheral IV needles / catheters.

Instruct

Instruct patients on cardiovascular and metabolic disease in an individual setting.

Integrate

Integrate ethical provisions in all areas of practice.

Interact with

  • Interact well with other staff, public, government agencies.

  • Interact with the residents in a professional and respectful manner.

Interview

Interview, hire, and supervise designated staff members.

Introduce

Introduce formulary changes, diagnosis and route of feeding and advances in nutrition support.

Involve

Involve patients in decisions about their own health and teach how to self-manage care.

Keep

  • Keep records and accurately report on the clients condition and care.

  • Keep proficient and is knowledgeable of patient.

Know

Know the patient drug history, allergies and contraindications.

Lead

  • Lead and execute Agency-wide Mask Fit Testing and hand hygiene testing.

  • Lead and participate in groups.

  • Lead by example in the area of occupational health and safety.

  • Lead the health care team.

  • Lead strategic projects across program priorities.

Liaise with

Liaise with patient and family to to facilitate the continuity of patient care.

Maintain

  • Maintain accurate and complete records of nursing observations and care.

  • Maintain a Hepatitis B register.

  • Maintain all data / records regarding the intake and admission process.

  • Maintain and foster Pyramid core values, Promote the ROSC principles.

  • Maintain and orders medical supplies.

  • Maintain and protects patient confidentiality.

  • Maintain an individual's dignity and self-worth during all interactions.

  • Maintain appropriate records of the Utilization Review Department.

  • Maintain case report forms, charts and documentation.

  • Maintain clinical charts, progress notes in compliance with policies and procedures.

  • Maintain close communication with Nurse Manager.

  • Maintain close communication with the Director of Nursing.

  • Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patient, family and staff.

  • Maintain current knowledge of regulatory requirements impacting operations of the Command Center.

  • Maintain current knowledge of trends and concepts in gerontological nursing.

  • Maintain infection control within the clinic.

  • Maintain necessary certifications required by Advocates.

  • Maintain patient medical records according to established standards.

  • Maintain responsibility for adherence to the department and facility policies and procedures.

  • Maintain staff immunization records.

Make

  • Make and maintain clean beds and safe environments for patients.

  • Make accurate observations of patient's conditions during treatments / procedures.

  • Make rounds with outgoing and incoming nurse to discuss residents on caseload and observed changes.

Manage

  • Manage and remain calm within an unpredictable fast (or slow) paced environment as required.

  • Manage infection control and sterilization of health care equipment.

  • Manage patients' admission processes.

  • Manage and coordinates care.

  • Manage diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.

  • Manage ongoing customer relations.

  • Manage the Medical Emergency Response Teams for sites assigned.

Maximize

Maximize utilization of resources.

Measure

Measure and record vital signs when requested to do so.

Meet

  • Meet standard on medication administration examination.

  • Meet with Director of Nursing and admission committee to discuss potential client.

Mentor

Mentor, support and encourage the staff nurses throughout any issues that arise.

Model

Model and foster an environment of positive customer service in all aspects of care.

Monitor

  • Monitor and oversee staff performance to assure work is accomplished timely.

  • Monitor and record patient's condition and document provided care services via electronic charting.

  • Monitor and report changes in patient symptoms or behavior.

  • Monitor residents' health, notes changes in condition and assess need for referral to doctors.

Motivate

Motivate patients to achieve their goals and ensure a good lifestyle program is in place.

Negotiate

  • Negotiate and decide the cost / salary of the employee in consultation with the higher management.

  • Negotiate resolution of complex and sensitive survey and certification issues.

Note

Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.

Notify

Notify patients of amount of time needed to address or answer their requests or questions.

Observe

  • Observe and evaluate the care of the client.

  • Observe and rate candidates as they complete their practical exam.

  • Observe effectiveness of medications.

Obtain

Obtain and evaluate health and medical history.

Offer

Offer specific training programs to help staff maintain or improve skills and competencies.

Order

  • Order and interpret diagnostic tests and prescribe medication.

  • Order necessary laboratory tests and review results.

  • Order adequate supplies and materials for rendering nursing care.

Organize

Organize work to minimize the use of overtime.

Orient

Orient and supervise clinical staff throughout the 90 day introductory / probationary period.

Oversee

  • Oversee and maintain a patient care system for nurse visits.

  • Oversee the supervision of the non-licensed staff.

Participate in

  • Participate actively in camp life and support all the staff in their tasks.

  • Participate in client case reviews with other service providers.

  • Participate in department quality improvement activities.

  • Participate in team building activities when schedule allows.

  • Participate in the ordering and maintenance of ward stores and utilise effectively.

  • Participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.

Perform

  • Perform all duties of a Clinical Nurse Ambulatory when providing direct patient care.

  • Perform all Quality Assessment activities assigned and document.

  • Perform basic nursing skills.

  • Perform blood pressure checks.

  • Perform complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.

  • Perform comprehensive mental health assessments.

  • Perform computer management and system administration activities.

  • Perform first-aid treatment on emergency cases.

  • Perform life saving measures when no physician is available.

  • Perform mandated screening for student including those with special healthcare needs.

  • Perform nursing assessments as part of the CWMS assessment process, as appropriate.

  • Perform other duties, as assigned.

  • Perform other duties as assigned that are reasonable with the scope of practice.

  • Perform other related duties as assigned by management.

  • Perform other related duties as directed by supervisor.

  • Perform preventive screening according to age and history.

  • Perform Primary Care services.

  • Perform procedures and treatments, as appropriate in both virtual and in clinic settings.

  • Perform quality control checks and tests as directed after completing appropriate competencies.

  • Perform RN to RN psychiatric and medical screenings of patients via phone and in person.

  • Perform selected tasks related to patient care and the patient's environment in a safe manner.

  • Perform specimen collection, preparing documentation and shipping / delivery for PCR samples.

Place

Place lab orders and interpret results as they come in Assign patient(s) to Clinician.

Plan

  • Plan and manages patient care according to each patient's needs.

  • Plan and organize nursing services in accordance with physician and facility requirements.

  • Plan, direct, coordinate, document, and evaluate nursing care on assigned unit.

  • Plan educational content delivery with learner engagement.

  • Plan, organize, manage and coordinate nursing rehabilitation / restorative nursing care.

  • Plan to be on your toes at all times.

Post

Post tests and examination results.

Practice

Practice and promotes nursing care within ethical standards.

Precept

Precept new RNs and nursing students in exemplary professional practice.

Prepare

  • Prepare for and participates in interdisciplinary team meetings as scheduled.

  • Prepare lesson plans and teach course as prescribed by the approved institutional curriculum.

  • Prepare plates / cutlery for all rooms at mealtimes.

  • Prepare and administer medications for sedation for Interventional procedures when indicated.

  • Prepare and give medication, controls dosage and administers as prescribed by physicians.

  • Prepare and update course syllabus / outline and content.

  • Prepare occupational health and hygiene communications for the project.

  • Prepare to assume the duties of the CNM in her / his absence (off shifts, weekends and holidays).

Prescribe

Prescribe medications including controlled substances to the extent delegated and licensed.

Present

Present proposed revision of interventions and desired outcomes.

Process

  • Process all requests / claims review within established timeframes.

  • Process orders and seeks verification of orders from prescribers.

Promote

  • Promote company's clinical programs and resources.

  • Promote an environment in which the health care team works co-operatively and supportively.

  • Promote information sharing and open channels of communication within their team.

  • Promote patient compliance with protocol procedures and processes as outlined in the clinical trial.

Provide

  • Provide a calm, quiet, restful atmosphere.

  • Provide accurate and timely follow up on new referrals.

  • Provide and / or assists with the personal care of the residents, as required.

  • Provide an exceptional customer experience.

  • Provide appropriate patient education and follow-up as part of the integrated PMH team.

  • Provide backup services to Needs Assessment and Referral Department.

  • Provide basics first aid, assesses need for further treatment, and makes referrals as necessary.

  • Provide care assignments to Resident Assistants.

  • Provide comprehensive expertise related to the clinical care of pediatric patients.

  • Provide direct and indirect patient care.

  • Provide direction to other members of the care team.

  • Provide direction to the nursing department in the absence of the DOC.

  • Provide direct nursing care of injuries and prophylactic medications.

  • Provide direct supervision of CMA / CNA / Caregiver personnel during the shift.

  • Provide direct supervision to Medical Day staff.

  • Provide education to the patient and family about medication, medical treatments.

  • Provide emergency care to residents when necessary.

  • Provide episodic care to GW students in an outpatient setting.

  • Provide fibroscan clinics where need identified.

  • Provide guidance and leadership to peers and other staff.

  • Provide guidance The and leadership to peers and other staff.

  • Provide health education to staff, participants, and their families.

  • Provide health screenings to identify illness and disease.

  • Provide health teaching to clients for care of own feet.

  • Provide immediate follow-up, documentation and communication to employees.

  • Provide individual and group sessions to patients in the understanding of physical care.

  • Provide input and shares creative strategies to improve the Care Management / Health Homes Program.

  • Provide learning experiences for health care students.

  • Provide necessary interventions, within the scope of practice.

  • Provide ongoing health information to pupils, parents, school personnel, and health agencies.

  • Provide overall management of the department staffs time and attendance.

  • Provide periodic updates to Case Managers as requested for any skilled insurance residents.

  • Provide post treatment education and harm reduction information and lab reminders.

  • Provide pre and post-operative instructions and communicates results to patients.

  • Provide presentations to other health professionals / colleagues.

  • Provide psychological evaluations / problem identification, and crisis interventions.

  • Provide quality patient care that is consistent with the mission of PCC organization.

  • Provide real-time feedback to trainees on their proficiency and performance during trainings.

  • Provide resident activity of daily living (ADL) support as needed.

  • Provide support and comfort according to individual patient's needs.

  • Provide support, information, and direct patient care.

  • Provide support to Clinical Managers (CM) with completion of Validation of Competencies (VOCs).

  • Provide support to donor eligibility enquiries and / or donation criteria escalations.

  • Provide teaching to staff on both a formal and informal basis.

  • Provide training to staff on medical intervention.

  • Provide treatment interventions for children, adolescents, and families.

  • Provide updates to employer regarding status of medical cases in review.

  • Provide up-to-date, customized travel health consultations to business or leisure travelers.

  • Provide urgent / emergency care that may include medical procedures.

Reach

Reach forward, up, down, and to the side.

Read

  • Read inter-shift report at beginning of each shift.

  • Read literature and attends conferences / in-services to improve practice in the dialysis facility.

  • Read monthly staff meeting minutes.

  • Read, write and speak English proficiently.

Receive

Receive and review referrals for appropriateness, reviewing with an attending as needed.

Recognize

  • Recognize abnormal assessment / data and know when to consult others.

  • Recognize patient's abnormalities or urgent problems and seeks appropriate assistance.

Reconcile

Reconcile and approve invoices, expenses and timesheets.

Record

  • Record observations, treatments, and other pertinent information.

  • Record patient and provider information according to DEA requirements.

  • Record patient care documentation in the medical records accurately and according to company policy.

  • Record significant changes in resident's condition.

Refer

Refer patients to physicians for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment.

Report

  • Report health issues to supervising nurse on duty.

  • Report condition of residents and pertinent information to the on-coming staff.

  • Report statistical findings on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.

Resolve

Resolve service issues in the assigned unit (s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Respond

  • Respond appropriately to emergency situations as indicated in company policy.

  • Respond to inquiry calls regarding services.

  • Respond to patient emergencies such as syncope and anaphylaxis.

  • Respond to patient telephone inquiries and follow up with patients regarding test results / changes.

Review

  • Review and triage urgency of all results received in clinic.

  • Review any complaints or grievances made by residents regarding the resident assessment or care plan.

  • Review care plans routinely to determine if changes in the residents' care routines have been made.

  • Review detox protocols and length of stay.

  • Review, disseminates, and incorporates research findings into clinical practice.

  • Review physicians' orders.

Schedule

Schedule daily rounds to observe residents and to determine if nursing needs are being met.

Send

Send and retrieve medical records and health certificates to and from ACC and placement partners.

Share

  • Share in rotation of on call activities.

  • Share responsibility of call back sheets.

Stay

Stay abreast of the organization's programs and services.

Submit

Submit all WC claims and track workplace injuries / illnesses.

Supervise

  • Supervise / manage personnel on his / her unit.

  • Supervise assigned staff and makes recommendations regarding performance evaluations and discipline.

  • Supervise PSW's to ensure documentation is complete and accurate.

Support

  • Support a collaborative labor-management partnership environment.

  • Support / monitor administration of IV infusion treatments in the clinic setting.

  • Support team members with clinical expertise and workload management.

  • Support the advancement of professional practice.

  • Support the alcohol and drug (A&D) program where required.

  • Support the development and revision of BMT divisional policies and procedures.

  • Support the Manager with the development and execution of policies and practices.

Take

Take inventory and stock supplies as needed.

Teach

Teach other nursing personnel, individual residents, their families and groups.

Train

Train staff on hospital computer system.

Transfer

Transfer funds to other financial institutions.

Transport

Transport clients in the community as required.

Treat

Treat co-workers, patients, and facility visitors with respect.

Triage

  • Triage incoming medical results.

  • Triage phone calls and confer with the provider for direction and / or decisions.

  • Triage patients appropriately based on clinical assessment and surgical needs.

Understand

Understand adult educational theory and able to apply to the development of educational programs.

Update

Update job knowledge by participating in continuing medical educational opportunities.

Use

  • Use clinical judgement and data to reconcile conflicting information from various sources.

  • Use of an insured automobile for work and a valid driver's license.

  • Use of vaccines, side effects and actions required to minimize adverse effects.

  • Use the assessment data to identify resident problems.

  • Use two patient identifiers to verify your patient prior to all interventions and medications.

Utilize

  • Utilize custom software for a seamless and straightforward case management process.

  • Utilize equipment and technology correctly, delegate non-nursing duties appropriately.

  • Utilize great written and oral skills for presentations, abstracts, and posters.

  • Utilize current, best evidence.

  • Utilize effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority, as appropriate.

  • Utilize evidence-based interventions specific to the residents plan.

Visit

Visit / shift notes documented on day services are rendered.

Work with

  • Work as part of a team to maximize productivity standards of 4 patient per hour.

  • Work collaboratively with members of the interdisciplinary team within ATC.

  • Work cooperatively and productively with others from a variety of disciplines.

  • Work effectively with others to encourage teamwork and productivity.

  • Work in consultation with other system partners and incorporates current evidence into practice.

  • Work independently and exercise a full scope of practice.

  • Work with clients in their homes to provide personal care.

  • Work with teachers to design and deliver the School's sex education program.

Write

  • Write and / or review source documentation forms.

  • Write and update recruitment related documents for subject use as appropriate.

  • Write interdisciplinary care reports and documents based on established policies and procedures.

  • Write orders for treatment and medications.

  • Write appropriate orders including those for narcotics, stimulant and depressant drugs.

Most In-demand Hard Skills

The following list describes the most required technical skills of a Nurse:

  1. Nursing

  2. Computer

  3. Licensing Body

  4. Valid Registration

  5. Standing

  6. ACLS

  7. Nursing Practice

  8. Healthcare

  9. BLS

  10. CPR

  11. NSCN

  12. Nursing Program

  13. Registered Nurse

  14. Life Support

  15. Counseling

  16. Critical Care

  17. Valid Maryland Rn License

  18. Public Health

  19. BCLS

  20. Customer Service

  21. MS Excel

  22. Valid Driver's License

  23. Nurses Of Ontario

  24. BLS-C

  25. Nursing Mission And Vision

  26. Adventist Healthcare Values

  27. LPN

  28. Nursing Process

  29. RN License

  30. BSN

  31. Acute Care

  32. Advanced Cardiac Life Support

  33. Physical Assessment

Most In-demand Soft Skills

The following list describes the most required soft skills of a Nurse:

  1. Written and oral communication skills

  2. Interpersonal skills

  3. Critical thinker

  4. Organizational capacity

  5. Problem-solving attitude

  6. Leadership

  7. Commitment

  8. Flexible

  9. Time-management

  10. Professionalism

  11. Conflict resolution

  12. Team player

  13. Work independently with little direction

  14. Attendance

  15. Adhere to ana standards of practice

  16. Adaptable to changes

  17. Priority management

  18. Initiative

  19. Decision-making

  20. Judgment

  21. Bilingualism

  22. Attention to detail

  23. Organizational health

  24. Confident

  25. Empathy

  26. Work and attendance record

  27. Sound decision-making

  28. Organized

  29. Observation

  30. Ethical practices

  31. Respect confidentiality

  32. Decision-making skills

  33. Multi-task

  34. Accountable

  35. Staff empowerment

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