Registered Nurse (RN), Float Pool, Nights DH

About the role

Provides professional care and assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. Provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process in collaboration with other health care team members.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological & cognitive status.
• Formulates a goal directed plan of care which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis & patient outcomes.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent and continuous manner.
• Establishes priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care given and patient progression toward outcomes.
• Identifies patient's/significant other's learning needs and implements appropriate measures to meet them.
• Coordinates interdisciplinary functions.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• State of CT RN license.
• BLS certification required.

Qualifications

• Associate's Level Degree

Skills

• Nursing certification (desired)
• BSN (desired)

Schedule

• Hours: 36 control hours
• Shift: 7:00pm–7:30am

Work environment

• Significant manual skills / motor coordination & finger dexterity
• Significant occupational risk
• Very Heavy effort; may exert up to 50 lbs. force
• Significant exposure to dirt, odor, noise, human waste, etc.