• RN - Phase 1 Kam 4 Short Stay (Call-In, Varied…

    Queen's Health System (Honolulu, HI)


    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Last Reviewed: 04/23

    Effective Date: 02/03

    I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES

     

    Responsible for coordinating clinical care of patient. Integrates all health care providers to ensure high quality patient/family outcomes, and establishes a consistent and accountable relationship with patient/family. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, initiation and development of the plan of care, patient/family education, utilization management and discharge planning.

     

    II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS

     

    Essential functions- Continuous: lifting up to 1/2 lb., seeing, hearing, talking, grasping, fingering. Frequent to continuous: standing, walking, stooping, forward reaching, handling. Frequent: pushing and pulling up to 30 psi, lifting up to 10 lbs., sitting, bending. Occasional to frequent: squatting, twisting. Occasional: pushing and pulling up to 70 psi; lifting: horizontal lift/carry up to 75 lbs. with assistance, floor to waist up to 35 lbs., waist to shoulder up to 25 lbs., overhead level up to 15 lbs.; carrying up to 35 lbs, running, climbing, side bending, kneeling, crouching, overhead reaching. Operates various machines/tools/work aids.

     

    III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS

     

    Inside work. Exposure to body fluids, blood products, and communicable diseases. Work environment may be highly stressful, fast paced and hectic. Assignment to inpatient adult psych areas and Family Treatment Center includes occasionally accompanying patients outdoors. Management of confused/disoriented and combative patients may involve tasks which may compromise physical safety.

     

    IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    A. Education/Certification and Licensure:

    1.Licensure: Registered Nurse, State of Hawaii

    2.Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing; Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred.

    3.Current BLS/HCP card in all areas; ACLS, NALS and/or PALS in designated areas.

    4.Ability to read, write, speak and understand English effectively.

    SCOPE OF SERVICE

    Kamehameha 4 RNs provide pre-op and post-op care to patients undergoing endoscopic and urologic procedures. Kamehameha 4 RNs also cross-train into Endoscopy for colonoscopies and EGDs.

     

    Pre-op care focuses on preparing the patient for their procedural experience and also identifying potential or actual problems that may occur. Phase I post-op care focuses on: monitoring vital signs, managing postoperative pain, monitoring the surgical site, treating symptoms of postoperative nausea and vomiting, treating post-anesthetic shivering and airway management. Phase II post-op care focuses on preparing the patient and family for care at home.

     

    Kamehameha 4 Short/Recovery Stay is a 20 bed ambulatory short stay/recovery area which operates 6 days a week, Monday through Friday from 5:00 am to 7:30 pm and Saturday 5:00 am to 4:30 pm. This unit provides care for patients of all ages.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Vet