Registered Nurse

Under the direction of the RN Nursing Supervisor, the Registered Nurse delivers efficient and effective nursing care while achieving positive clinical outcomes and patient/family satisfaction.

Requirements

• Assessment: Collects, validates, synthesizes, and records objective and subjective data.
• Care Planning: Establishes realistic and measurable short and long term goals for the identified health problems and needs.
• Implementing Care: Performs nursing functions and provides care within scope of practice.
• Managing patient care: Delegates care responsibilities to staff considering complexity of care, competency of staff, center policies, and state’s practice act.
• Communicates patient information with assigned staff during and between shifts.
• Participates in shift-to-shift communication between incoming and outgoing nursing staff.
• Uses Point Click Care (PCC) according to the Business Processes.
• Performs drug count when beginning and ending shift and whenever necessary.
• Collaborates with physicians in rounds and examination of patients, as needed.
• Collaborates and coordinates with other departments to provide timely effective care consistent with individual’s needs, choices and preferences.
• Contributes to an environment that is respectful, team-oriented, and responsive to the concerns of staff, patients and families.
• Enhances nursing practice by attending all mandated in-service programs and other GHC and outside professional education programs.
• Assists with the orientation of newly hired nursing staff.
• Promotes a culture of safety to ensure a healthy practice and living environment.
• Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive Protected Health Information (PHI) at all times.
• Stays and works beyond scheduled shift if needed to meet state staffing requirements and/or needs of patients.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance
• Dental and vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Life insurance