RN 1

Description

Summary:

Provides professional care and assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. Provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process in collaboration with other health care team members.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Performs assessments in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological & cognitive status.
• 2. Formulates a goal directed plan of care which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis & patient outcomes.
• 3. Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent and continuous manner.
• 4. Establishes priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources.
• 5. Evaluates effectiveness of care given and patient progression toward outcomes.
• 6. Identifies patient's/significant other's learning needs and implements appropriate measures to meet them.
• 7. Coordinates interdisciplinary functions.
• 8. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• 9. Performs other duties as assigned.

  Education Skills Experience:

  ASSOCIATE'S LVL DGRE

  Other Information:

  Required:

• Minimum Experience: zero to six months Desired: Nursing certification, BSN

  Working Conditions:

  Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

  Occupational: Significant occupational risk

  Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

  Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

  Credentials:RN,BLS

  Company: Danbury Hospital

  Org Unit: 207

  Department: ICU/CCU

  Exempt: No