Registered Nurse - Medical​/Surgical

Position Purpose

Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, this position provides optimal patient care utilizing knowledge and skills within the context of the nursing process. The incumbent is accountable for individualized patient outcomes over an entire episode of care.

The incumbent provides comprehensive nursing services to adolescent, adult and geriatric patients, including their families/caregivers.

This position is challenged to diagnose and treat human responses to health problems. The incumbent must provide optimal patient/resident care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of adolescent, adult, and geriatric residents and families. Demonstrates the cognitive and psychosocial needs specific to the population to be served and meets standards of quality as measured by the unit/department age specific competency standards.

This position requires a scientific knowledge base and ongoing growth and learning. When possible the family or those significant to the family are considered as part of the assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation efforts of the Registered Nurse (RN). The RN coordinates care between other professionals as needed.

Intensive continuous mental effort is required to provide optimal safe patient care and the same mental effort is required when interacting with internal and external contacts, exercising judgments and making decisions.

This position does provide patient care.

• Education:
  
  Must have working‑level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English. Appropriate education to obtain and maintain Registered Nursing licensure in the State of Nevada.
• License(s):
  Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Registered Nurse license.
• Certification(s):
  Current BLS certification by The American Heart Association standards. Additional certifications required within six months, such as ACLS, NRP, PALS, ENPC or PALS, TNCC, OCN, RNFA, and other department‑specific certifications.
• Computer / Typing:
  Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computer skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job‑specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.