Registered Nurse PD

Summary

Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager (or designee), the registered nurse acts as a patient advocate in the application of the nursing process, reflecting age‑specific patient needs and supporting Brown University Health's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

• Recognizes and reports deviations from patient or established norms.
• Identifies deviations from established norms not related to chief patient’s complaints.
• Reports patient’s responses to treatment(s) and documents nursing interventions.
• Provides basic comfort and support according to patient needs.
• Fosters patient and family participation to achieve optimum level of patient functioning and activities of daily living.
• Sets priorities in individual patient assignments.
• Seeks guidance and resources, when necessary, in managing patient care.
• Identifies and assesses emergency situations.
• Initiates appropriate response and intervention.
• Plans for potential needs during emergency situations.
• Defines nursing diagnosis and expected patient outcomes.
• May modify nursing plan of care based on diagnosis and/or outcomes.
• Documents on appropriate nursing assessment forms.
• Implements nursing interventions and evaluates based on patient outcomes.
• Modifies plan of care accordingly, including documentation.
• Maintains knowledge of contemporary, professional nursing practice within the Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act.
• Attends training and retraining to maintain current knowledge of hospital and patient care practices and procedures.
• Utilizes established protocols and collaborates with the health team to facilitate therapeutic interventions and desired patient outcomes.
• Participates in quality improvement processes and risk management activities.
• Attends unit‑based or hospital meetings to facilitate patient care management.
• Functions cooperatively and productively in the work environment.
• Integrates complete physical assessment with nursing assessment and records reviews to develop a comprehensive individualized plan of care.
• Follows all documentation guidelines per policy and procedure.
• Maintains quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control in accordance with department policies, procedures and objectives.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Demonstrates self‑direction in maintaining and advancing clinical and professional competency.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span with consideration of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns.
• Provides functional guidance and direction to LPNs, CNAs and other licensed personnel, as required.
• May assume shift charge responsibility on an assigned unit, including maintaining an overview of unit activities and delegating work responsibilities equitably.
• Makes bed and patient assignments and assigns primary patients to staff.
• Performs other duties as necessary.

• Registered Nurse licensure in Rhode Island or applicable state, or RN licensure under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
• Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred; current RN license required.
• Conformity to the Code of Professional Nurses.
• Understanding of the Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act provisions.
• Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (American Heart Association BLS) upon hire.

• Graduate of a school of nursing.
• Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred, with current RN license.
• Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act of Rhode Island.
• Skills for caring across the lifespan with sensitivity to cultural diversity.

• Registered nurses should develop general proficiency as a staff nurse within three months.
• For specialty units, general nursing experience appropriate to the specialty is preferred.

• Prolonged standing and walking.
• Exposed to all patient elements.
• May be required to lift or turn patients and equipment.
• Repeated bending, squatting, and stooping.

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Supplemental staffing to ensure continuous high‑quality patient care through the effective use of per diem labor, and to define the requirements,…