Nurse at Critical Recue International (CRI)

Description

Job title: Nurse

Reporting To: COO

Department: Assist

Location:

Overall purpose of the job:To plan and provide medical and nursing care to patients in a medical clinic, at home, in an ambulance, or in other settings who are suffering from emergent or chronic illness and/or injury.

Roles& Responsibilities:

• Able to multitask and work with other healthcare staff to deliver primary medical care in a persons’ home, and remotely via telemedicine.
• React effectively in emergency and non-emergency scenarios, demonstrating sound decision-making to benefit health
• To act as a resuscitation lead or team member for seriously injured patients while they are in an ambulance and/or clinic
• To perform minor surgical procedures.
• To administer medical first aid and Basic Life Support to patients.
• Triage and identify medical illness and/or injury
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patients, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to medical protocols; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Observation and maintaining records of vital signs and level of consciousness
• To assess and treat new patients.
• Display expert clinical skills in managing the critical care of all categories of patients.
• Document medical history.
• Contribute to strategic planning and initiatives to advance standards of care excellence, improve patient outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
• Responsibility of patient care may be in a clinical, home, or ambulance environment
• To provide care in line with the telemedicine protocols.
• To participate in concierge home services.

Key Performance Indicators

• Quality of services rendered to patients
• Ability to project the brand and services of the company
• Quality of records and reports
• Continuous improvement of knowledge, skills, and abilities

Accountabilities.

• Maintaining good relationships with patients
• Attends continuing education and refresher education programs as required by employers, medical control and licensing or certifying agencies
• Maintains compliance with medical ethics, standards of practice, health and safety policies and CRI policies
• Maintains high level of confidentiality and professionalism