Registered Nurse-Special Care Unit (Night Shift)

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

· Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients on the unit.

· Initiates and implements patient education and care plan.

· Ability to assess, critically think, rapidly recognize and respond to clinical changes.

· Makes nursing assignments appropriate to the skill level of employees.

· Maintains acceptable standards of patient care.

· Identifies problems and guides personnel to their solution.

· Creates a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction of personnel.

· Accurately and promptly implements physicians' orders.

· Administers medications and intravenous solutions skillfully and correctly.

· Maintains the standards of accurate and complete recording and reporting.

· Arranges to have needed supplies and equipment on hand.

· Participates in planning changes and improvements.

· Participates in hospital safety and security programs.

· Supports and enforces infection-control policies and procedures.

· Keeps the Nursing Supervisor informed of patients, needs, and problems on the nursing unit.

· Assists in reviewing and revising policies and procedures.

· Maintains a professional approach with confidentiality.

· Must have basic computer skills and ability to access internet and other programs applicable to Hocking Valley Community Hospital procedures.

· Conserves organizational resources.

· Adapts to changes in the work environment. Manages competing demands. Able to deal with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events.

· Sets up and monitors medical equipment such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators alarms, oxygen delivery, transducers, and pressure lines.

· Monitors patients for changes in condition such as sepsis or shock, and institute appropriate interventions.

· Ability to handle critical and highly stressful situations with efficiency and composure.

· Graduate of an accredited program in nursing and a minimum of 1 year of RN experience

· Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) preferred.

· Active State of Ohio Registered Nurse Nursing License

· CPR - approved by the American Heart Association or obtaining through Hospital.

· ACLS - approved by the American Heart Association or obtaining through Hospital.

· Basic computer skills. Experience using an EHR, EPIC preferred