Registered Practical Nurse
Core
Provide compassionate, collaborative, and competent nursing care to patients in a General Internal Medicine unit, managing care for less complex patients while consulting on highly complex cases.
Role type
Registered Practical Nurse (IC)
Builds
Patient care plans and clinical outcomes in an acute care hospital setting
Domain
Healthcare / Internal Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nursing process application, patient assessment, medication administration, B.C.L.S. certification, medication certificate, reflective practice, regulatory compliance
Preferred skills
Neurovascular unit experience, Acute Care experience
Technologies
Electronic health records (implied by computer skills)
Responsibilities
Apply nursing process to achieve patient goals, identify abnormal patient responses and consult with RNs, provide care for complex patients under RN direction, ensure practice aligns with professional standards and ethical frameworks, participate in continuing education, perform reflective practice to improve care quality
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC