Nurse RN | Cardiovascular Unit
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse, ICU Nurse, Emergency Medicine
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process and standards of practice for a professional nurse. The RN is expected to perform all staff nurse activities and function as charge nurse when assigned. The RN maintains overall accountability/responsibility for assigned patients, even though some activities/tasks may be delegated to Technical Nurses, Patient Care Associates, and/or Sitters.
Assignments are performed appropriately to age and developmental level of patients being served.
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process and standards of practice for a professional nurse. The RN is expected to perform all staff nurse activities and function as charge nurse when assigned. The RN maintains overall accountability/responsibility for assigned patients, even though some activities/tasks may be delegated to Technical Nurses, Patient Care Associates, and/or Sitters.
Assignments are performed appropriately to age and developmental level of patients being served.
- Coordinates care in collaboration with members of the patient’s treatment team to provide assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation services.
- Performs physical exams, health histories, nursing assessment and routine observation for patients within established time frames.
- Provides direct patient care including administering medications, wound care, injections, intravenous infusions and other treatment interventions while operating standard critical care equipment safely and correctly.
- Recognizes and intervenes in life threatening emergencies, including the administration of emergency drugs, and defibrillator or other emergency treatment.
- Documents patient assessment findings, care rendered, procedures performed, and other various aspects of patient plan of care making periodic updates related to the patient’s condition and response to treatment.
- Provides patient and family health education based on assessed needs for indicated health conditions, medications, overall wellness, and directions for follow up care.
- Adheres to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines and quality control methods.
- All other duties assigned by department.
- Associates degree in nursing
- Florida RN license
- BLS
- ACLS
- NIHSS
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