The Health Coach/Staff Nurse Physician Group reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organizationās Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
- A clinically competent registered, professional nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care to acutely ill patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation. Effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. Also responsible for phone triage, abnormal test result delivery and corresponding care instructions.
Description
- The Health Coach/Staff Nurse Physician Group works in conjunction with the physician, to serve a panel of patients. This includes caring for patients when they present to the practice setting, as well as conducting outreach phone calls and coordinating care with other care sites.
- Administers injections and medications as directed by physician.
- Performs all aspects of patient care by utilizing evidenced based practice in a manner with optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
- Follows the six medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors, administering medication based on the age and clinical condition of the patient.
- States rationale for clinical decisions based on critical thinking.
- Assesses, analyzes, validates and integrates data to assess patientsā physical, psychosocial, rehab, safety, learning, spiritual, cultural, age-specific, special risk and self-care needs.
- Identifies the patientās learning needs, abilities, preferences and readiness; also, identifies support system, coping mechanisms, and barriers to learning.
- Explains procedures, therapies and treatments to patient and family, evaluates and documents patient and family response to teaching.
- Uses appropriate resources to provide education
- Involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care.
- Develops, implements and updates an individualized plan of care based on identified patient care needs. Includes nursing and updates an individualized plan of care based on identified patient care needs. Including nursing, teaching, continuum of care and discharge planning.
- Adequately assesses and reassesses pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
- Identifies and uses results of quality improvement activities to initiate changes in nursing practice and in the healthcare delivery system.
- Participates in shared governance, committee work, and practice/department projects.