Job Title: Staff Nurse Department: Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory Reports to: Nurse Manager Date: **** Overall Purpose of Job We will provide exceptional patient care in an environment where quality, respect, caring and compassion are at the centre of all we do.
To provide professional nursing skills in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care for assigned patients.
The staff nurse will work closely with the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory and Cardiology multidisciplinary team to deliver a high quality Cardiology Service.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables § Provide direct care to assigned patients.
§ Take the nursing history, summarise data, and state nursing diagnoses and patient care needs.
§ Observe and record signs, symptoms, and behaviours, including the physiological status of patients; present the assessment of changes, the proposed revision of interventions and desired outcomes.
§ Follow policy for activating an individualised plan of care for newly admitted patients.
§ Deliver designated nursing interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with the stated medical plan of care.
§ Perform admission, discharge and transfer procedures, and assist others with patient's activities and care.
§ Execute physician's orders for all assigned patients; safely and properly administer medications and treatments.
§ Notify appropriate nursing and medical staff to changes in the patient's status.
§ Independently perform duties and assume responsibility for care of assigned patients.
§ Perform techniques and routines in the specialty service area.
§ Perform or assist others to perform proper aseptic techniques, isolation procedures and infection control measures.
§ Document nursing care in all assigned patient records.
§ Maintain patient's privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times.
§ Evaluate care given including the patient response.
§ Reassess and document the proposed revision of interventions and desired outcomes.
§ Demonstrate ability to assess patient's understanding of and compliance with instructions and health care teaching.
§ Review documentation of instructions, teaching topics, and patient response with the Nurse Manager or designee.
§ Adhere to internal controls established for department.
§ Perform related duties as required.
Clinical Responsibilities The post holder will be familiar with and adhere to The Professional Scope of Practice Framework (NMBI, ****).
The post holder will ensure: § The patients' needs are individually assessed.
§ A care plan and evaluation process is planned and implemented.
§ The patients' families and significant others are involved as appropriate.
§ Patients are cared for in the optimum clinical environment, adhering to all nursing and hospital wide policies and guidelines.
§ Full nursing participation in and supervision of patients' meal and special dietary requirements.
§ Visiting time policies are adhered to.
§ Delegation is appropriate to the skill level and knowledge of the individual to whom the task is delegated.
§ Documentation is recorded in a professional, legible and timely fashion.
The post holder will partake in the Total Quality Management processes thereby contributing to: § The identification of quality, policy and guideline issues.
§ The evaluation of current practices to best practice.
§ The setting of standards utilising structure, process and outcome.
§ All hospital, regional and national audit processes.
§ The Hospital Wide Accreditation Cycle.
§ Health Promotion initiatives.
Managerial Responsibilities § The timely identification and communication of any issues to the Nurse Manager and Clinical Co-Ordinator.
§ Demonstrate a confidence and competence in all hospital policies and guidelines.
§ Efficient recording of all necessary documentation.
§ Effective managements of complaints.
§ Monitoring of all risk management processes.
§ Maintaining an effective interdisciplinary communication processes.
§ Efficient utilisation of pay and non-pay resources.
§ Deputise for the Nurse Manager as appropriate.
§ Participate in all ward and hospital nursing communication processes.
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