Registered Nurse

Summary

Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager (or designee), and within hospital and departmental policies and procedures, the professional registered nurse acts as a patient advocate in the application of the nursing process. All essential functions performed in this position reflect the age‑specific needs of the patients. Brown University Health employees are expected to role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

• Recognizes and reports deviations from patient or established norms.
• Identifies deviations from established norms not related to the 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(s) and family participation in achieving optimum level of functioning and performing activities of daily living.
• Sets priorities in individual patient assignments.
• Seeks guidance and resources, when necessary, in management of patient care.
• Identifies and assesses emergency situations.
• Initiates appropriate response and intervention for emergencies.
• 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 legal framework of the Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act.
• Attends training and retraining, as needed, 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 attainment of 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 established hospital 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.
• 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, delegating work responsibilities, and assigning primary patients to staff.

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
• Graduate of a school of nursing;
  Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred.
• Conforms to the Code of Professional Nurses.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, considering aging processes, human development stages, and cultural diversity.
• Has current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island.
• Understanding of the provisions of the Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act.
• Registered nurses should develop general proficiency as a staff nurse within three months of employment.
• For specialty units, general nursing experience appropriate to the specialty is preferred.

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

Pay Range: $35.70 – $71.40 per hour.

None.

Monday‑Friday, 8:00AM – 4:30PM (8 hours per day). Driving required:
No.

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

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