RN, Healthcare Nursing

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.

• 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.

ASSOCIATE'S LVL DGRE

Required:

Minimum Experience:

zero to six months
Desired:
Nursing certification, BSN

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