PT CARE COORD
- Picayune, MS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles.
- Provides for exceptional patient and coworker experiences by following our standards of practice of always using positive language; promotes a positive work environment.
- Responsible for making patient assignments and monitoring breaks and lunches, as well as making sure patient ratios are safe
- Evaluates the performance of assigned staff
- Makes rounds in each area every 2 hours and as needed
- Completes the PCC checklist
- Attends Discharge Planning Meetings during the week
- Provides a written report for oncoming PCC
- Completes OTIS as needed during the shift
- Reviews and/or assists with all discharges
- Holds meetings with staff as needed on any updates from the Director
- Resolve daily problems and patient care concerns independently.
- Notifies the Director of any concerns or unresolved complaints immediately
- Assist nurses in documentation and picture taking of wounds from admission and throughout admission as needed.
- Completes accurate and timely documentation
- Keeps a clean, safe, quiet, and efficient work environment
- Serves as a resource person for nurses and other staff on the unit
- Reviews all patients' charts throughout the shift to ensure all specimens have been collected, restraint documentation is correct, as well as relevant care plan information.
- Provides an initial assessment on admission for any admits for the LPN as well as initiate the care plan
- Administers IV push medications as needed for LPN, or anything else not within their scope of practice.
- Is able to manage staff as well as the clinical care and course of treatment of multiple patients.
- Able to safely utilize equipment including but not limited to: Defibrillator, Automated Blood Pressure Machine, Hoyer lift, telemedicine, restraints, wound vac, blood warmer, SCDs, Bair hugger, Omni-cell
- Completes the controlled substance count weekly at night or as needed
- Assist with home oxygen DME setup, as well as home health, when case management is not in-house
- Able to care for the cardiac patient and identify lethal cardiac dysrhythmias
- Ability to assist with setup and maintenance of the sterile field during procedures
- Ability in competency of central line care, IV insertion/care and blood transfusions
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively with staff, managers, physicians and all other members of the hospital
- Plans patient care in conjunction with other disciplines to meet the goals and individualized needs of the patients
- Competent in patient interventions as evidenced by safe administration of medications, treatments, procedures, infection control, and addressing changes in status to care for patients safely
- Evaluates the practices of care delivered to patients and adjusts care according to established standards of practice and the physician' orders
- Educates staff, patients and family on equipment, medications, safety, pain control, and discharge needs
- Logs/ addresses need for specialized beds.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills to safely and appropriately fulfill job-specific responsibilities related to safety, security, emergency preparedness, control of hazardous materials, life safety, and utility systems as outlined in the hospital’s environment of care plan
- Utilizes knowledge and provides care of age specific needs of patients, from pediatric to adult in performance of duties and responsibilities
- Licensed RN able to practice within the State of MS
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- NIH Stroke Scale
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Telemetry Nurse Education