Role Overview
Provides direct patient care in an inpatient surgical unit, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.
Responsibilities include promoting patient and family-centered care, educating on illness management, ensuring safety, quality, and regulatory compliance, and developing individualized care plans in collaboration with the healthcare team.
Uses critical nursing skills to evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs, considering patient preferences, cultural values, and barriers to involvement.
This safety-sensitive position requires alertness and safe work practices.
Qualifications and Skills
Key Duties
- Promote a healing environment through patient and family education
- Participate in activities enhancing safety, quality, and compliance
- Develop and communicate comprehensive care plans
- Assess patients’ physical, emotional, and cultural needs