RN, Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse

JOB SUMMARY

The Registered Nurse Applicant (RNA) provides direct and indirect care that is consistent with current evidence-based practice in collaboration with the patient, family, physician, and other members of the health care team, while under the direct supervision of a licensed RN preceptor. The RNA will remain under the direct supervision of a licensed RN preceptor and may not engage in independent nursing practice.

• Under the supervision of the precepting RN:
  • Assesses patient and/or conducts screenings and documents utilizing standard scales when indicated as required per organization.
  • Prioritizes and documents patient problems based on assessed needs/problems in collaboration with patient, family, and health care team.
  • Documents changes in patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care/intervention.
  • Utilizes organization-wide safe medication practices including, but not limited to the 5 rights of medication administration, barcode scanning and other medication safety processes specific to the unit/department. Knows actions and usual dosage, indications and side effects of medications administered.
  • Provides teaching and educational material to the patient and/or significant other as needed according to the care, treatment services and identified risks specific to the patient and documents patient and/or family understanding.

• Minimum requirement:
  • Graduate of a school of nursing for Registered Nurses.
  • Current Provisional License in the Commonwealth of KY.
  • Successful completion of NCLEX within 30 days of start.
  • Achieves and maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Preferred qualifications:
  • N/A

• Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
• Constantly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.
• Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
• Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
• Frequently required to walk and move about.
• Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
• Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
• Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
• Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
• Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.