Registered Nurse

Job Details: St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center – Columbiana, OH 44408

Responsibilities

• Admitting new residents
• Performing ongoing assessments of residents’ physical and mental health
• Explaining procedures and treatment protocols to residents
• Plans and manages patient care according to each patient’s needs
• Interviews patients and records their medical history and physical condition
• Obtains patient vital signs, including pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration
• Provides routine care for patients
• Reviews medical charts
• Assists physicians and registered nurses
• Communicates with patients and their families
• Prepares specimens for lab courier
• Administers medications and monitors catheters
• Provides wound care and prepares/administers injections
• Assists with patient comfort

Qualifications

• Medical knowledge
• Patience
• Compassion
• Kindness
• Critical thinking skills
• Knowledge of infection control practices
• Observational skills
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety rules
• Communication skills
• Empathy

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