Job Description
Coordinates patient care through a continuum and facilitates the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality and cost effectiveness. Ensures compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the medical treatment facility. Provides care within ethical and legal boundaries. Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel. Assesses patients, including the ability to assess/evaluate telephonically. Recognizes adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations. Effectively communicates and collaborates with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization. Effectively uses appropriate communication format in addressing professional issues. Excellent oral communication skills. Excellent written communication skills to perform accurate documentation, both written and electronic, of all activity, including telephone contacts, in accordance with requirements. Skilled in setting up, operating and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as IV infusion pumps, cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, oxygen analyzers, nebulizers, and other clinic specific equipment. Performs/assists with procedures such as bladder catheterizations, administration of oxygen, visual acuity tests, EKGs, irrigation of eyes and ears, tympanograms, splinting, phlebotomy and other clinic specific procedures, in accordance with established protocols. Ensures proper documentation and coding of procedures and treatments. Ensures all equipment is properly cleaned and stored at the end of each work shift. Ensures preventive maintenance and routine cleaning are performed as directed. Ensures medication/supplies are replenished. Completes orientation and competency verification programs in accordance with (IAW) unit guidelines. Participates in the orientation and training of newly assigned personnel, as appropriate. Encourages team building and enhances work knowledge by crosstraining/augmenting other units as directed. Serves and participates in committees, functions and other meetings as directed. Provides relevant and timely information to these groups, and assists with decision-making and process improvement. Participates in customer service initiatives, and medical readiness activities, designed to enhance health services. Ensures a safe work environment, employee safe work habits and patient safety IAW regulatory agencies, infection control policies, and process improvement initiatives.
Job Requirements
Professional care theories, principles, practices, and procedures in assessing pediatric patients as appropriate. Uses the nursing process as a basis for professional practice. A wide range of medical disorders/conditions, disease processes, and growth/development of infants, children and adolescents, as appropriate. Preventive health schedules, procedures, processes and education methods. Disease management and population health principles. A wide variety of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment, the desired effects, side effects, and complications of their use as well as the accurate administration of the pharmacologic agent, including dosage calculations as required for pediatrics. Knowledge of the administrative requirements for proper documentation of patient conditions including disease progress, acknowledgement of teaching, and follow up care. Computer operations and proficiency in use of basic word processing, data entry and automated medical records. Must have a minimum of (12) months experience in a pediatric setting.
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3700 Fettler Park Drive
Suite 306
Dumfries
VA
22025
United States