Registered Practical Nurse – General Medicine (6)
Core
Provide quality patient-focused nursing care to less complex patients in the General Medicine Unit, ensuring safety and well-being through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Role type
Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)
Builds
Patient care plans and health education for continuity of care
Domain
Healthcare / General Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
nursing process, infection control, emergency response, health teaching, physical assessment, medication administration, BCLS, patient/family-centered care
Preferred skills
geriatric care, TPN/NG tube/chest tube/wound care/enteral feeds/IV therapy/blood collection/vac dressings/suctioning/isolation management
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Safe nursing practice across the nursing process, responding to emergency situations, providing health teaching and discharge instructions, practicing infection control measures
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC