Registered Nurse

Description:

Registered Nurse
This position is responsible for the direct patient care in a safe and effective manner. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: data collection and care appropriate to the age of the patients served, with appropriate Nursing Assistant interventions. The Nursing Assistant plays a key role in ensuring excellent customer satisfaction to our patients. Working under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, the incumbent maintains constant direct observation and visualization of identified patient(s). The Nursing Assistant provides activities of daily living to patients and is responsible for providing excellent patient hygiene. Assisting patients with ambulation, toileting needs, and taking vital signs are additional functions of this role. Immediate attention to patient call lights is an expectation as well.

Required Qualifications

What It Takes to be Successful
 

• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• One-year acute care experience.
  • In lieu of this experience, consideration will be made for staff with strong education and associated experiential background.
• Current American Heart Association Provider Basic Life Support
• Current Nursing Assistant Certificate or Currently Enrolled Nursing Student who has successfully completed first semester of RN Program (ADN or BSN)

Preferred Qualifications
 

• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
• Current enrollment in a BSN program
• Medical Terminology
• Order Entry