Rn Jobs

Overview

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for managing the individualized patient care by

promoting and restoring patients' health through the nursing process; collaborating with

physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological

support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members. The RN

is responsible to the Clinical Manager for the assigned Department.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current licensure in good standing in the state of practice, and all other states where

license is held

• Evidence of BLS and all additional required credentials specific to nurse specialty
• Evidence of 1 year of nursing experience in specialty within the past two years

and as designated by health care organization.

Responsibilities

• Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on

the patient's immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by client facility's

policies, procedures or protocols.

• Conducts ongoing assessments as determined by patient's condition and/or the client

facility's policies, procedures or protocols and reprioritizes care accordingly.

• Develops plan of care that is individualized for the patient reflecting collaboration

with other members of the healthcare team.

• Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely

manner.

• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care

for the patient and his/her family.

• Delivers care with appropriate age and cultural competence to specific patient

populations according to individualized needs.

• Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the patient and his/her

family.

• Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing

intervention and progress towards problem resolution.

• Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation and

advanced life support protocols.

• Maintains confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and client facility staff.
• Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the

patient's and family's diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights.

• Maintains current competency in nursing specialty by attending educational workshops;
• Reports patient condition to appropriate personnel during each shift.

reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in

professional societies.

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