Hospital RN

Job Description

Job Summary

Provide nursing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of actual or potential health needs of patients, families, and communities. Provide nursing care supportive of or restorative of life by providing nursing care, supervising, teaching, counseling, or referring to other health resources.

Professional Knowledge / Responsibilities

• Responsible and accountable for making decisions using the individual RN’s educational preparation. These decisions require specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill based on psychological, biological, physical, and social science principles.
• Accepting responsibility for knowing legal licensing parameters of his / her practice.
• Accepting only those assignments for which he / she is qualified.
• Complying with JMHS policies and procedures and state regulatory acts.
• Communicating with Director of Patient Care Services about problems and concerns.
• Attending in-services and classes striving to upgrade / update knowledge base.
• Attends 75% of nursing staff meetings.
• Application of the nursing process
• Assumes role of coordinating and administrating patient care by delegating responsibilities and holding staff accountable for nursing care by performing the following jobs :
• Demonstrate a balanced professional knowledge of patient diagnosis and assessed medical care plan.
• Responsible for keeping an open, professional line of communication for good working relationships with all facility employees.
• Responsible for informing Director of Patient Care Services of any pertinent patient / staff problems and keep Director of Patient Care Services informed of patient progress problems.
• Assist with staff evaluations.
• Night charge RN responsible to check ER and ICU crash carts, stock lists, and glucometers.
• Selecting instruments, equipment, and supplies appropriate to procedures.
• Prepare sterile field and instruments
• Maintaining integrity / sterility of the surgical field
• Anticipate and provide instruments, sutures, and supplies needed by surgeon & assistant
• Implementing procedures that contribute to patient safety, i.e., surgical counts, thermoregulation.
• Proper identification and care of the specimens on the sterile field.
• Proper identification and use of medications as directed by the surgeon.

Core Competencies

Education And Experience

Physical Requirements

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

JHMS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment. JHMS will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Human Resources Department.