Staff Nurse - Orthopaedic Inpatient Unit

• Provides direct care to assigned patients.
• Takes the nursing history, summarises data, and states nursing diagnoses and patient care needs.
• Observes and records signs, symptoms, and behaviours, including the physiological status of patients; presents the assessment of changes, the proposed revision of interventions, and desired outcomes.
• Follows policy for activating an individualised plan of care for newly admitted patients.
• Delivers designated nursing interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with the stated medical plan of care.
• Performs admission, discharge and transfer procedures, and assists others with patients’ activities and care.
• Executes physician's orders for all assigned patients; safely and properly administers medications and treatments.
• Notifies appropriate nursing and medical staff to changes in the patients’ status.
• Independently performs duties and assumes responsibility for care of assigned patients.
• Performs techniques and routines in the specialty service area.
• Performs or assists others to perform proper aseptic techniques, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.
• Documents nursing care in all assigned patient records.
• Maintains patient's privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times.
• Evaluates care given including the patient response.
• Reassesses and documents the proposed revision of interventions and desired outcomes.
• Demonstrates ability to assess patient's understanding of and compliance with instructions and health care teaching.
• Reviews documentation of instructions, teaching topics, and patient response with the Nurse Manager or designee.
• Adheres to internal controls established for department.

• The post holder will be familiar with and adhere to The Professional Scope of Practice Framework (NMBI 2015).
• The post holder will ensure:
• The patients’ needs are individually assessed.
• A care plan and evaluation process is planned and implemented.
• The patient’s 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 patient’s meal and special dietary requirements.
• 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.

• The timely identification and communication of any issues to the Nurse Manager.
• Demonstrate a confidence and competence in all hospital policies and guidelines.
• Effective managements of complaints.
• Monitoring of all risk management processes.
• Maintaining an effective interdisciplinary communication processes.
• Deputise for the Nurse Manager as appropriate.
• Participate in all ward and hospital nursing communication processes.

• The post holder is expected to:
• Attend in a timely manner all mandatory education sessions.
• Maintain a professional portfolio.
• Ensure their professional and personal persona positively reflects the profession of nursing and Beacon Hospital.
• Identify potential and beneficial topics for nursing research.
• Utilise all practical opportunities to educate the patient and their families.
• Attend appropriate study days and courses.
• Be a preceptor and or supervisor to students and newly appointed staff.
• Assume responsibility for own learning and development needs.
• Participate in their performance review with their Nurse Manager.

• Utilises effective time management skills.
• All employees are expected to remain flexible to meet the needs of the hospital, which may include floating to other departments to assist as the patient needs fluctuate.

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