Registered Nurse Med/Surg

Nursing Position

Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Manager implements, supervises and evaluates the nursing care of each patient using a nursing process and in accordance with established hospital and departmental policies and procedures. From admission to discharge, plans with consideration of the aging process throughout the life span, including all developmental stages as well as cultural patterns. Employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate.

Principal duties and responsibilities include: providing direct patient care, providing leadership by delegating, supervising and participating in safe nursing care activities provided by ancillary personnel, evaluating effectiveness of patient care and identifying opportunities for improvement, collaborating with the healthcare team, patient, family and community services regarding the patient care outcome/discharge planning, assessing and providing appropriate teaching based on patient and family needs, participating in unit-based quality improvement and research activities, utilizing all available resources to provide quality, cost effective patient care, meeting and maintaining clinical competencies measured by pre-determined credentialing standards, mandatory/safety education, and completion of Basic Life Support and ACLS/PALS as appropriate, identifying growth needs and participating in educational opportunities and professional organizations, serving as a role model/preceptor to new graduate nurses and less experienced personnel, assuming charge nurse responsibility for the patient care unit as delegated.

Minimum qualifications include licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred. Must have current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

Work environment and physical requirements include visual and aural ability to monitor patient status. Physical ability to assist in lifting and positioning patients. Exposed to patient care environment. Physical ability for extensive walking and standing; lifting, positioning, and pushing patients on stretchers.