Core Competencies

• Adheres to infection prevention guidelines

• Adheres to policies, procedures, and standards of practice to deliver safe and optimal care

• Assesses patient history, physiological, and psychosocial status

• Communicates with the patient, family, medical staff and others during the continuum of care

• Complies with Joint Commission’s national patient safety goals

• Complies with organizational quality dashboard/benchmarking goals

• Interprets common variables affecting patient care and follows reporting process

• Maintains regulatory compliance consistent with quality standards and ethical obligations of the profession

• Participates in activities in alignment with the Magnet Model

• Participates in organizational activities

• Participates in Peer Review

• Participates in professional development activities

• Performs as a preceptor in an active and engaged manner

• Provides age-specific individualized care that supports protection from harm and complies with patient safety centered interventions/bundles

• Provides patient and family education throughout the care of patient

• Uses critical thinking to formulate and carry out a care plan according to patient needs

• Utilizes resources in an economical manner

• Utilizes safe administration of medications

• Utilizes Safe Patient Handling

Department Specific Competencies

• Discusses and makes plans for the post-op discharge to include but not limited to transportation, responsible adult for post op care.

• Keeps patient and family informed of surgical procedure specifics including but not limited to schedule, length of procedure, communication with family members, pain control, etc.

• Minimizes the potential for injury to the patient related to a surgical procedure.

• Obtains patient history, surgical and anesthesia consent as required.

• Provides appropriate procedural explanation, pre, intra and post procedure.

• Identifies normal physiologic changes after childbirth.

• Identifies post partum complications based on assessment.

• Differentiates between normal and abnormal signs and symptoms of the post partum patient.

• Initiates comprehensive interventions to prevent further complications.

• Designs individualized plan of care based on the patient's needs.

• Collaborates with other healthcare teams based on the patient's needs.

• Assists patients of fetal demise with the grieving process by listening, crying, using touch, acknowledging the loss and encouraging patients and families to be patient with themselves.

Education

License / Certification Requirements

Compensation Range    

 $52.88 - $82.22 / Hour