GENERAL SUMMARY

+ Provides leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care.

+ Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to provide, delegate, supervise and document care and teaching of patients and family.

+ Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to health care team.

+ Participates in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation of solutions.

+ Acts as a patient advocate while utilizing the nursing process to plan, deliver, and evaluate goal focused, individualized, safe, age specific care for all patients including those with complex pathophysiological needs and/or psychosocial needs.

Unit Description:

3B is a 16 bed cardiac general practice unit (with remote telemetry) staffing 4 RNs (4:1) and 2 NAs. Main focus is anything cardiac in nature (NSTEMI not requiring PCI, CHF, arr...