Staff Nurse-Admission and Transfer Centre

 Implements the plan of care in partnership with the patient, family and healthcare team members in a timely manner utilizing evidence-based interventions and treatments specific to the needs of the patient.

 Performs treatments and procedures according to established procedural guidelines and protocols.

 Administers medications according to organization policies and procedures.

 Ensures that all components of the individualized plan of care, including modifications, are documented in the patient’s health record.

 Communicates relevant information across all levels of care and organizations.

 Demonstrates a working knowledge of resource consumption and practices within a costeffective framework.

• Health teaching and health promotion:
  
  

 Utilizes teaching strategies appropriate to the individual patient's condition and learning needs.

 Uses health promotion to support patients and families in developing skills that promote, maintain, or restore healthy lifestyles and self-management support.

 Seeks opportunities for feedback and evaluation of the effectiveness of the strategies used, including teach back.

 Ensures that all components of the health education, relevant to the clinical condition, is documented in the patient health record.

• Evaluation: Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.