About This Role
This night-shift Registered Nurse position involves providing comprehensive patient care, from assessment and care plan development to medication administration and patient education. The role requires collaboration with medical staff and meticulous documentation.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive assessments to evaluate the physiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural, spiritual, and lifestyle factors of patients
- Develop and implement individualized care plans based on patient needs and standards of care, regularly evaluating and revising these plans as necessary
- Administer medications and treatments accurately and safely, following physician orders and hospital protocols, and monitor for adverse reactions
- Educate patients and families about health conditions, treatments, medications, and self-care strategies to promote understanding and compliance
- Collaborate with medical staff and ancillary departments to coordinate and optimize patient care, ensuring effective communication and teamwork
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient information, care activities, interventions, and outcomes in the medical record
Requirements
- Organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Knowledge of nursing care methods and procedures
- Ability to work as a team player within a unit
- Effective verbal and oral communication and problem-solving skills
- EKG (based on patient; see document EKG and Advanced Life Support Requirements)
- Fluent in English (read, verbal and written skills)
- Basic computer skills – must be able to navigate Microsoft Windows-based programs
- Ability to use a high level of abstract reasoning to assess patient, evaluate interventions, and revise plan of care according to patient outcomes
- Associates of Nursing
- Registered Nurse (RN) certification
- Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS)
Nice to have:
- Bachelors of Nursing
- 1+ year of acute care hospital setting experience
- Acute/Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CCNS)
- Neonatal Med Certification (NEONATAL MED)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Pediatric ER Assess, Recog & Stabilization (PEARS)
- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer w/ OB/GYN Spec (RDMS-OBGYN)
- NonViolent Crisis Intervention Program
- S.T.A.B.L.E. Certification
- Trauma Nurse Course Certified (TNCC)
- Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS)
- Critical Care Registered Nurse - Tele-ICU (CCRN-E)
- Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)
