Lead Registered Nurse

Summary

Directs and monitors the daily activities in assigned nursing department to ensure standards of patient care are met. Plans, delegates, and directs comprehensive nursing care by assigning, instructing, and leading a team of professional and/or ancillary staff. Serves as clinical and professional resource and performs the duties and responsibilities of the Clinical Nurse II. Performs other duties as designated by the Manager or Assistant Clinical Manager.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done.

The core Success Factors include:
Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate.

• Demonstrates understanding of the Hospital’s Mission, Vision and Values.
• Serves as a clinical resource and role model in the delivery of care.
• Demonstrates understanding of the Nursing Professional Practice Model.
• Promotes professional and ancillary team in delivering Relationship Based Care.
• Assigns, coordinates, leads, directs, and monitors work of staff to ensure patients receive necessary quantity and quality of care, and that daily objectives are met.
• Matches patient needs to knowledge and skill sets of staff members.
• Provides Manager or ACM and/or designee with report of unusual events.
• Develops and maintains open and effective communication with nursing staff, physicians and other care providers on the unit and builds and maintains constructive relationships throughout the hospital.
• Seeks certification in field of Rehabilitative Nursing within one year of hire.

• Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
• Graduate from a school of nursing and licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island.
• BSN and certification in area of specialty preferred.
• Current BLS and ACLS certification.
• Minimum of 2 to 3 years nursing experience in assigned area.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.

$37.13-$74.26

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Newport Hospital - 11 Friendship Street Newport, Rhode Island 02840

7a-7p, three days a week, weekends/holidays/off shifts only as needed

Day

12 hours

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