ApheresisOutpatientPRN

**It 's more than a career, it's a calling.** MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University West Pavilion **Worker Type:** PRN **Job Summary:** The Registered Nurse is a professional practitioner who assesses, manages, directs, and provides nursing care care activities during the patient's hospital stay and coordinates planning with other disciplines utilizing a patient/customer driven approach. **Job Responsibilities and Requirements:** POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA Essential Functions: The following are essential job accountabilities and performance criteria: 1) Performs comprehensive nursing assessment/reassessment. _Criteria_ A) Performs age-appropriate admission assessment or transfer assessment. Obtains input from family/guardian when appropriate. B) Accurately and completely documents findings. C) Performs assessment of post-op/post-invasive procedure patients. D) Assesses and documents education and discharge needs of patient and family on admission and throughout hospitalization. E) Provides patient reassessment documenting pertinent observations according to the patient plan of care, changes in condition, status and/or diagnosis, response to care, procedures, etc., and standards of care. 2) Establishes, coordinates and evaluates a plan of care based on analysis of assessment data, patient diagnosis, lab data, tests, procedures, physician orders, protocols and standards of care and other information as relevant. _Criteria_ A)Identifies short and long term goals based on patient care needs. B)Formulates nursing interventions to achieve desired patient outcome. C) Incorporates disease specific evidenced based practice into nursing care plan and other documentation 3)Provides and documents nursing interventions based on assessed patient needs, plan of care, and changes in patient status. _Criteria_ A) Collaborates with appropriate health team members for coordination of daily plan of care for assigned patients. B) Provides, coordinates and communic