Registered Nurse; PCU; PRN

Job Summary

The RN – Registered Nurse is responsible for providing clinical expertise to ensure all patients receive efficient and high-quality care. This position will deliver quality care to patients utilizing the process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The RN effectively interacts with patients and other healthcare staff while maintaining standards of professional nursing.

• Participates in the development of patient care delivery systems, standards, policy and procedures, and problem‑solving teams.
• Demonstrates appropriate application of age‑specific standards, policies, and procedures and guidelines in caring for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients: follows age‑specific standards in administering medications based on patient’s age; follows age‑specific standards of care during altered states of consciousness related to analgesia, conscious sedation or anesthesia; uses age‑specific standards, policies and procedures and guidelines to perform treatments and procedures that are routine for unit/clinic based on patient’s age.
• Incorporates cultural and developmental needs into plan of care: in collaboration with the patient/family, and in a developmentally and culturally appropriate manner, implements the plan of care; demonstrates competency in the provision of nursing care according to established standards of nursing practice and in a developmentally appropriate manner.
• Collaborates and works cooperatively with physicians and other members of the multi‑disciplinary health care team in formal and informal teaching of patients and/or family about their disease process, wellness promotion plan, and discharge planning: assesses patient/family learning needs, abilities, preferences, and readiness to learn; utilizes a collaborative interdisciplinary process to provide appropriate patient/family education; evaluates the effectiveness of teaching in producing desired patient outcomes and makes adjustments as indicated.
• Participates in performance improvement activities which include collecting and analyzing data to identify quantifiable measures to maintain quality and promote desired outcomes.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and the ability to provide and delegate appropriate activities to staff based on patient assessment, complexity of the task, level of competence of staff and/or certification/licensure requirements, ensuring care is delivered safely and efficiently to maximize positive outcomes for the patient.

• Graduate of a school of nursing;
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
• One (1) to three (3) years of recent experience as an RN; experience in orthopedic, neurosurgical, or pain management specialties preferred.
• Current state license as a registered nurse; current CPR certification.
• ACLS and PALS certification.