Position Summary:
The Registered Nurse works in a collaborative and cooperative relationship with other members of the health care team, plans and implements patient and family education and is responsible for assessing the needs and initiating appropriate intervention for patients.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Current Montana Licensure (Registered Nurse)
- American Heart Association BLS
- Competence in and a willingness and ability to practice modified primary nursing
- Preferred: Allergy experience preferred
- Preferred: Outpatient clinic experience preferred
Essential Job Functions:
- Collects Comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or the situation (Assessment)
- Analyzes the assessment data to determine diagnoses or issues (Diagnosis)
- Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or the situation
- Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes (Plan of Care)
- Implements the identified plan of care
- Employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment
- Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
- Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice
- Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations
- Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues
- Collaborates with patient, family and others in the conduct of nursing practice
- Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice
- Integrates research findings into practice
- Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrates sound judgement, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times
- Ability to work in a busy and stressful environment
- Creativity, problem analysis and decision making
- Ability to work varied shifts
- Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity and maintains confidentiality
- Self-directed, completes assignments accurately, thoroughly and with minimal oversight
- Strong emotional intelligence, interpersonal and teamwork skills
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job classification. They are not to be construed as a contract of any type nor an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by individuals so classified.
77355510 Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic
