Registered Nurse - Temporary - Progressive Care Unit - Days - PT0

Registered Nurse

The Registered Nurse is responsible for planning and delivering professional nursing care to patients. The Registered Nurse collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to advance the patient along the continuum of care. The Registered Nurse will ensure effective communication with patient, family, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal care.

Job Description:

• Provides patient care services utilizing the nursing process
  • Performs care planning activities utilizing assessment data or input from all team members encompassing individual patient needs throughout the continuum of care
  • Assists physicians during examinations and procedures
  • Provides treatments or administers medications as directed within the scope of practice of the registered nurse
  • Alters plan of care based on ongoing assessments
  • Documents patient condition, vital statistics, interventions, medications, diagnosis, patient responses, prescribed treatments, and treatment changes
  • Ensures efficient, quality patient outcomes through the implementation of the plan of care and effective use of all available resources
• Communicates health care needs with patient, family, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal care
  • Delegates and communicates patient care needs to appropriate team members based on skill, knowledge, and patient acuity
  • Communicates health care needs with patient, family, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal care
  • Assures daily accurate, concise reporting, and documentation of patients' condition and needs with appropriate follow-up
  • Communicates health care needs with patient and family as appropriate for continuance of care
  • Facilitates patient education and discharge planning utilizing multidisciplinary resources
• Provides a culture of safety in order to maintain a positive patient care experience
  • Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention
  • Provides a culture of safety in order to maintain a positive patient care experience
  • Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience
  • Maintains compliance with organization's policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards
  • Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations

Required Qualifications:

Education: Graduate of an accredited, state approved, school of nursing.

Licensure: Current MS RN license, MS 90-day temporary permit, or Compact state RN license.

Experience: One (1) year of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care environment.