Registered Nurse, RN - Medical Surgical Observation
Core
Registered Nurse I assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care to monitor and evaluate patient functional status in a medical surgical observation setting.
Role type
Registered Nurse (RN)
Builds
Patient care plans and discharge coordination
Domain
Healthcare / Medical Surgical
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nursing process, disease state management, patient assessment, documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient education
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Utilizes the nursing process to care for patients; Assesses, organizes, and completes patient care with consideration for patient age, cultural and psychosocial factors; Documents steps of the nursing process; Facilitates patient discharge through timely, appropriate referrals and utilization of patient education resources; Collaborates with other disciplines as appropriate.
Seniority
Entry-level (0-6 months experience)