Registered Nurse I-Medical Surgical
Core
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for patients with diverse diagnoses including COPD, pneumonia, CHF, hypertension, diabetes, GI bleed, and liver disease, with some requiring cardiac monitoring.
Role type
Entry-level Registered Nurse (Medical-Surgical/Telemetry)
Builds
Patient care plans and discharge coordination
Domain
Healthcare / Medical-Surgical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nursing process application, patient assessment, care planning, documentation, medical terminology, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient education, prioritization
Preferred skills
Dysrhythmia certification, ACLS certification
Technologies
Telemetry monitoring systems
Responsibilities
Monitor and evaluate patient functional status, facilitate patient discharge through referrals and education, collaborate with other healthcare disciplines, attend in-services and complete variance reports
Seniority
Entry-level (0-6 months experience)