Description:

Identifies patient care requirements byestablishing personal rapport with potential and actual patientsand other persons in a position to understand carerequirements.

Establishes a compassionateenvironment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritualsupport to patients, friends, and families.

Promotes patient’s independence by establishingpatient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family tounderstand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answeringquestions. Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeuticstandards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals andstandards; making or recommending necessary adjustments as per thelocal regulatory standards.

Resolves patientproblems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying withprocedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance fromhealth care support personnel. Protects patients and employees byadhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medicationadministration and storage procedures, and controlled substanceregulations.