Registered Nurse - Med/Surg Inpatient
Live Well Homecare · Urbana, IL · 4 days ago
HealthcareInternship
About the role
The Staff Registered Nurse (RN) assumes responsibility for a group of patients, delivering care through the nursing process, utilizing current trends, technology, and resources within the institutional philosophy.
Responsibilities
- Perform unit-specific duties
- Implement and modify care plans based on assessments
- Maintain accurate documentation
- Conduct initial patient assessments
- Develop and adjust care plans
- Ensure patient and staff safety by addressing hazards
- Communicate effectively with colleagues
- Provide constructive feedback
- Identify personal learning needs
- Assess IV sites every 4 hours
- Initiate IVs per policy
- Ensure documentation standards are met
- Attend staff meetings
- Recognize patient status changes
Qualifications and skills
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Active RN license
- Ability to perform clinical assessments and interventions
- Strong communication skills
- Teamwork abilities
- Safety awareness
- Documentation skills to support high-quality patient care