Registered Nurse (RN), General Surgical DH, Evening Night

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.
• Captures and communicates patient progress to the interdisciplinary team.
• Coordinates interdisciplinary functions.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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

Desired

• BSN

Other Information

Hours: 36 control hours
Shift: 7:00pm-7:30am; including weekends and holidays as contracted

Desired

• BSN

Credentials

• Essential: Registered Nurse

Education

• Essential: Associate's Level Degree

Working conditions

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

Location

Danbury-24 Hospital Ave

Standard Hours

36.00

Department

General Surgical

Exempt

No

Schedule

Standard Hours: 36.00

Pay Range

$46.30 - $67.77 hourly