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Job Summary:
Coordinates activities of personnel on assigned shift(s) to maintain continuity of care, patient flow and throughput accountability. Arranges for staffing levels according to acuities and census. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing and hospital standards and unit policies and procedures for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating patient functional status.
Job Responsibilities:
-Uses the nursing process and physician orders to develop individualized patient care plans.
-Provides care/interventions based upon the individual care plan; continually assesses the effects of interventions, medication and treatments.
-Participates in discharge planning.
-Assists in guiding/directing nursing staff in utilizing these processes.
-Documents steps in the nursing process in the medical record utilizing appropriate medical terminology and hospital-approved abbreviations.
-Reports observations and findings regarding patie...