Job Description
Registered Nurse (RN) - Night Shift
The competent Registered Nurse (RN) in a clinical setting practices independently and demonstrates awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. The RN provides routine and complex care while developing skills to manage contingencies in clinical nursing. The nurse makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to manage the clinical situation effectively.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Address increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families.
- Administer medications and treatments according to established protocols; monitor for side effects and effectiveness of prescribed treatments.
- Document patient history, symptoms, medications, and care provided.
- Assess lea...