Registered Nurse Job Description
Job Summary
General Accountabilities*
Minimum Job Qualifications
Skills
*The company reserves the right to add or change duties of this position at any time.
- The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. The Registered nurse assesses patient health problems and needs, develops and implements nursing care plans and works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure high quality outcomes.
General Accountabilities*
- Maintains accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Administers medications to patients and monitors patients for reactions or side effects.
- Records patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Monitors, records, and reports symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Modifies patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
- Monitors all aspects of patient care.
- Prepares patients for and assists with examinations or treatments.
- Operates and monitors medical life-support equipment.
- Implements and monitors patient care plans.
- Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
- Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
- Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
- Displays ability to perform unit-specific skills based on unit competency validation process and department-required certifications, to be required within department scope.
Minimum Job Qualifications
- Active, unencumbered RN Licensure
- Education: Associate's degree in nursing
- Experience: 1-2 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Appropriate certifications and/or licensure
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Service orientation
- Active listening
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
*The company reserves the right to add or change duties of this position at any time.