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Nursing Position at Norwalk Hospital Association

To provide direct and indirect nursing care to a patient or a group of patients.

Responsibilities:

• Care Delivery/Therapeutic Interventions Criteria A: Adheres to established Nursing Standards of practice to include: Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation.
• Care Delivery/Therapeutic Interventions Criteria B: Practices according to Unit-based Protocols.
• Care Delivery/Therapeutic Interventions Criteria C: Administers medication/IV solution according to Norwalk Hospital policy/procedure and consults appropriate resources for information as needed.
• Patient/Family Education Criteria A: Assesses learning needs of patient and family or significant others.
• Patient/Family Education Criteria B: Plans and provides appropriate instruction.
• Patient/Family Education Criteria C: Assesses and documents effectiveness of teaching.
• Professional and Personal Responsibilities Criteria A: Participates in unit-based activities and patriciates in Nursing/Hospital Committees.
• Professional and Personal Responsibilities Criteria B: Attends staff development - Continuing Education Programs and attends JCAHO and OSHA programs annually.
• Professional and Personal Responsibilities Criteria C: Maintains and updates Educational Record.
• Leadership Criteria A: Maintains a positive working environment through personal example and fostering teamwork.
• Leadership Criteria B: Facilitates patient care and delegates responsibilities to other team members to provide a therapeutic environment.
• Leadership Criteria C: Assumes role of charge RN and demonstrates independent problem solving and decision making skills.
• Leadership Criteria D: Demonstrates good organizational and prioritization skills, able to assist in orientation and teaching of nursing personnel.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Maintain and Model Nuvance Health Foundational Values (Personal, Imaginative, Agile, Connected).
• Performs other duties as required.

Required: License to practice in the State of Connecticut. Minimum Experience: zero to six months Desired: BLS ACLS

Working Conditions:

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupational: Significant occupational risk
• Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
• Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Norwalk Hospital Association

Org Unit: 415

Department: Gastroenterology

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $17.00 - $24.91 Hourly