Registered Nurse RN Medical Surgical
Core
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for a wide variety of patients on a general medical-surgical unit, including surgical, urology, gynecological, and wound care cases.
Role type
Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical
Builds
Patient care plans and safe clinical outcomes for diverse patient populations
Domain
Healthcare - Medical Surgical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient assessment, care planning, care implementation, care evaluation, documentation, delegation, interdisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice
Preferred skills
Nursing Clinical Ladder Program participation, precepting, mentoring
Responsibilities
Assess patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs; Formulate a plan of care including discharge planning; Implement the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision; Evaluate patient and family response to care and teaching; Document assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record; Participate in research activities and unit shared leadership; Supervise staff and work flow of the department in some roles.
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level (New Grad <12 months excluded)