Registered Nurse-PCU

We are looking for a Registered Nurse to work in our Progressive Care Unit.

Status

Full Time - 36hours per week

Schedule: Nights, 6pm-6:30am

Summary/Objective

The registered nurse is responsible for providing high quality professional health care to patients for all age groups cared for in the unit.

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Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Providing timely and appropriate assessments of patient condition.

2. The plan of care is formulated timely and addresses all of the patient’s problems and interventions are appropriate for the patient's condition.

3. Recognizes emergencies promptly and responds in an appropriate manner.

4. Takes responsibility for crash cart readiness, department readiness and is proficient in emergency procedures.

5. Administers medications & IV’s timely and accurately.

6. Performs treatments & procedures skillfully and on time as appropriate to the unit.

7. Educates patients & families, delivers the information on an appropriate level to the individual. Information is complete & documented.

8. Applies knowledge of National Patient Safety Goals.

9. Assures that hourly rounding and assessing is completed.

10. Demonstrates an awareness of fall prevention techniques

identifies patients at risk, communicates risks to other caregivers, reports all falls.

11. Engages in infection control practices and demonstrates knowledge of isolation procedures.

12. Documentation is timely and accurately reflects patient condition and progress.