Registered Nurse- 4N (Med Surg/Ortho/Peds)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process as the basis for nursing care.
• Provides direct patient care.
• Performs nursing functions, applying professional skills.
• Documents and maintains date on patient’s record.
• Maintains a safe environment.
• Applies basic teaching / learning concepts to patient education.
• Provides for life support.
• Acts as a patient advocate.
• Cooperates as a member of the nursing unit, department and overall hospital team.
• Participates in performance improvement.
• Delegates and / or supervises aspects of care to team members and reviews completion.
• Communicates pertinent data to appropriate parties.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Approaches situations with distressed patients, families, and visitors in a calm, professional manner.
• Collaborates with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients.
• Properly assesses and manages patient populations with appropriate intervention.
• Administers intravenous medications and / or parenteral nutrition.
• Administers blood products and evaluates patient response.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's Degree from accredited Nursing Program.
• Licence as a Registered Nurse.
• CPR (BLS, ACLS, PALS).

Benefits

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