ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- The RN, using the nursing process, provides patient/family/consumer education using a wide range of teaching methods to promote health in a variety of settings.
- Provides total patient care according to established standards, policies, and procedures.
- The incumbent admits patients to the nursing unit, assessing needs, identifying nursing problems, establishing priorities of care needed to return the patient to optimal health and documenting appropriate patient and admission information.
- The Registered Nurse makes patient rounds, observing patient condition and vital signs, assessing findings and recording observations in the patient's charts.
- Assist physicians during their rounds and treatments. This includes preparing the patient for examination, setting up equipment needed for treatment, carrying out ordered treatments and charting them, and explaining to and instructing the patient in necessary treatments as appropriate.
- Reviews patient medication records and prepares, administers, and records medications and IV solutions and restarts IV's.
- Provides patient and family instruction regarding the patient's care throughout hospitalization and upon discharge.
- Follows safety standards in all aspects of performance of the above functions, reports/removes unsafe equipment and attends safety education sessions.
Qualifications
- Requires NE licensed RN (or able to obtain license in NE)Experience in Med Surg is desired
- Graduate of an approved school of nursing required; BSN preferred
- Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification (BLS)
- Demonstrates clinical competence
- Preferred computer experience helpful as well as knowledge of Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Preferred Qualifications/Certifcations
- Obstectrics (OB) or L&D
- Emergency Nursing (ED)
- TNCC
