Registered Nurse
Core
Professional registered nurse acting as a patient advocate applying the nursing process to meet age-specific patient needs in a hospital setting.
Role type
Staff Registered Nurse
Builds
Patient care plans and therapeutic interventions
Domain
Healthcare / Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nursing process application, patient assessment, nursing diagnosis, care plan development, emergency response, infection control, delegation, quality improvement
Preferred skills
Baccalaureate in Nursing, specialty unit experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Recognize and report deviations from patient norms, identify and assess emergency situations, define nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, implement and evaluate nursing interventions, maintain knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act, participate in quality improvement and risk management, integrate physical assessment with nursing assessment, maintain safety and infection control, provide functional guidance to LPNs and CNAs, assume shift charge responsibility.
Seniority
Staff level