The Registered Nurse manages individualized, goal directed nursing care through use of the nursing process and the principles of primary nursing in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Assesses and diagnoses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care to assigned patients.
- Develops, discusses, and communicates a realistic problem list (plan of care) for each patient in collaboration with each patient/family/significant other to address all identified needs.
- Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the health care team to ensure quality care.
- Maintains current knowledge/certification/licensure.
- May be required to act as charge nurse for on call situations, holiday coverage, and/or as needed.
- Assist in other duties as assigned to support the operational needs of the department and organization.