Registered Nurse (RN) Medical Surgical Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) Medical Surgical to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Provides age and culturally appropriate care;
- Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well coordinated patient care;
- Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the organization;
- Assesses plans and evaluates patient care needs;
- Carries out physician orders;
- Instructs and educates patients and families;
- Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, monitors vital signs;
- Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems;
- Assesses and coordinates patient’s discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team;
- Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders;
- Foster a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families;
- Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs;
- Collaborate with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients.
Requirements:
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) upon hire;
- Graduate of a school of Nursing. BSN preferred;
- Must be eligible to work in the United States;
- BLS issued through American Heart Association;
- Current unrestricted license in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut;
- RN license in state of practice;
- 3 years of previous hospital experience;
- Specialty certification (ex: CCRN, CNOR, CEN) preferred;
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program;
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license that allows you to practice in our state;
- One or more years of experience as a Registered Nurse;
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required;
- Additional certification or licensure may be required for some specialty areas.