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Documents per department/entity guidelines of care and policies and procedures. Comprehensive; representing detailed, concise picture of patient's care. Serves as a resource for other staff in managing unit specific documentation issues. Charting reflects a critical thinking/problem-oriented approach to patient issues. Establishes a therapeutic relationship with patient and family. Anticipates problems to establishing/maintaining a therapeutic relationship with a specific patient and takes actions to enhance quality of nurse/patient/family interaction (problems may include spiritual, cultural, language or other communication barriers; those imposed by nature of illness or health issue). Analyzes social/cultural variables and adapts nursing interventions to meet diverse needs. Serves as a patient advocate through actions such as removing obstacles, identifying and supporting appropriate needs and wants; interpreting for patient to physician and visa/versa. Helps coworkers improve performance. Offers assistance and support to coworkers. Provides positive feedback to others. Provides unit specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and documents appropriately. Provides incidental teaching to members of the team. Looks for and applies ways to improve work processes and systems. Offers and accepts constructive feedback/criticism in a non-judgmental, positive and confidential manner. Seeks out opportunities to assist and support coworkers. Provides age-appropriate patient education that facilitates recovery, self-care, end-of-life care and health maintenance, health promotion, and wellness. Coordinates transfer and discharge planning and teaching in collaboration with other members of the health care team. Collaborates with other team members to identify, develop and/or revise patient education materials. 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Identifies need for referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation. Collaborates with patient, family and other team members to develop a comprehensive plan of care. Prioritizes demand for resources and collaborates with others to meet individualized patient needs. Acts as preceptor/teacher in guiding other nurses on how to apply the nursing process with a particular unit population Makes appropriate referrals based on information obtained in initial and ongoing assessments and evaluation Implements safe, therapeutic and efficient care for patients with complex needs due to multi-system disease and/or complications of treatment. Demonstrates accountability for achieving patient outcomes Demonstrates an ability to quickly recognize a patient diagnosis even though presenting symptoms or situations may be dissimilar. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Independently performs the nursing process through individualized assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe, therapeutic, efficient care for patients with overt and subtle needs throughout the continuum of care, and according to unit's standards of care. Performs safe nursing care for patients in more complex situations with some assistance and supervision. Demonstrates competency in all areas of the unit skills and some advanced skills. May teach some skills competencies. Coordinates patient care administered by other members of the care team. May assume the responsibility of relief charge nurse and may assist with preceptorship/professional development of new nurses and students. Uses common equipment and medications safely in the practice setting and consults others when unfamiliar. Recognizes inconsistencies in patient care and manages potential complications. Demonstrates consistent organization and prioritization of workload. #FJ Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class