Registered Nurse

Job Description

The Registered Nurse is a critical part of the health care team and is responsible and accountable to the patients. Choptank Community Health System (CCHS) encompasses direct patient care, phone triage, health promotion, patient education, patient advocacy, and coordination of services for patients throughout the health care system. Utilizing the nursing process, the staff nurse will assess and identify a patient’s health status and evaluate the patient’s responses.

CCHS registered nurses maintain a safe, comfortable, and hazard free environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Registered nurses assume responsibility and accountability for their individual nursing judgments and actions, exercises informed judgment and use individual competence and qualifications as criteria in accepting responsibilities. This is a nonexempt, full-time position in pay grade 7 with the pay range of $31.41 - $45.55.

The Registered Nurse reports directly to the Medical Clinical Care Director.

• Working knowledge of automated patient data systems.
• Must demonstrate the ability to use medical equipment and materials safely.
• Must be proficient in computer skills.
• Must be proficient in venipuncture, telephone triage, calculating doses of medications, injections, EKG’s, nebulizer treatments, spirometry, pain screening, collecting, and preparing laboratory specimens and performing basic laboratory tests.
• CPR certified within orientation period.
• Working knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT coding.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current licensure by the Maryland State Board of Nursing.
• Minimum six months nursing experience preferred.
• Preferred experience in various medical settings to include family practice, pediatrics, and women’s health.

• General office environment
• Occasional travel
• Frequent exposure to workplace conditions includes bending, climbing stairs, walking, kneeling, and reaching.
• Includes fine and gross motor skills, lifting less than 20 pounds, and vision.
• Occasional exposure to workplace conditions includes air borne pathogens, blood borne pathogens and cleaning agents.

• Commitment To Service
• Respect
• Quality
• Teamwork
• Patient Focus
• Integrity
• Accountability
• Caring & Compassion
• Professionalism
• Listening & Responding
• Safety
• AIDET

• Empathetic Outlook
  - The ability to perceive and understand the feelings and attitudes of others; the ability to place oneself “in the shoes” of another and to view a situation from their perspective.
• Attention to Detail - The ability to process detailed information effectively and consistently.
• Problem Solving
  - Identifies and analyzes problems weighing the relevance and accuracy of available information. Generates and evaluates alternative solutions and makes effective and timely decisions.
• Communicates Effectively
  - Developing and delivering multi-mode communication that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Values And Ethics - Serving with integrity and respect in personal and organizational practices. Ensuring decisions and transactions are transparent and fair.
• Time Management
  - The ability to effectively manage one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.

Choptank Community Health System (CCHS) is committed to creating a safe and open healthcare environment that improves health outcomes and values and respects the unique experiences and perspectives of both patients and staff by:

• Prioritizing access for all individuals;
• Offering ongoing training for staff to promote health awareness, preventive measures and…