Nurse, Registered Nurse Job Description
Nurse, registered nurse
provides comprehensive services including home health, home infusion (pharmacy and nursing), and enteral therapy.
Nurse, Registered Nurse Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective nurse, registered nurse job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included nurse, registered nurse job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Understands and adheres to established company policies and procedures
Helping patients manage common age-related conditions such as incontinence, sleep disturbances or loss of mobility
Inserting IVs
Assisting doctors in the procedure room
Direct/delegate appropriately to members of the healthcare team
Help care for and prevent wounds
Educate patients on how to care for their wounds
Administer prescribed medicine
Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs
Mentor new staff members
Nurse, Registered Nurse Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Nurse, Registered Nurse
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, CRRN, BLS, ACLS, IV, AHA, BCLS, WOCN
Education for Nurse, Registered Nurse
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the nurse, registered nurse job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Associates, Science, School of Nursing, Education, Nursing Program, Graduate, Patient Care, Department of Education, Healthcare
Skills for Nurse, Registered Nurse
Desired skills for nurse, registered nurse include:
HIPAA patient privacy and data security requirements
Infusion Nursing Society standards of practice
Joint Commission’s accreditation standards for home health and home infusion pharmacy
OSHA employee protection regulations
Policies and procedures
Experience with Microsoft Office and electronic medical records programs
Excel
Microsoft Word
PowerPoint and other Office Programs
Automated warehouse operating system
Desired experience for nurse, registered nurse includes:
RN license in CT
Supervise HHA
Administer insulin injections
Supervise wound care instruction
RNs with OASIS are welcome to apply
Allscripts
Nurse, Registered Nurse Examples
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Nurse, Registered Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a nurse, registered nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for nurse, registered nurse
- Demonstrates teamwork with members of the health care team
- Represents the clinic by displaying a respectful and caring manner with patients and their families
- Determine, prepare and set up medical supplies, instruments and equipment for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- Confers with patient to obtain accurate information for records, explains procedures, ally fears and elicit cooperation
- Evaluate patient care with emphasis on patient response
- Ensures adequate and appropriate patient follow-up regarding prescriptions, referrals and diagnostic testing
- Supports the organizational goal in maintaining the standards set forth by Administration in connection with the maintenance of the Joint Commission accreditation
- Delegates various levels of patient care assignments to health care team to provide highest level of service to patients and community
- Supports management and administration by performing as a supervisor in the physical absence of a Site Administrator
- Other duties as assigned and requested by management
Qualifications for nurse, registered nurse
- BSN, MA RN License, BLS, and NRP required
- Minimum of 2 years and demonstrated clinical competence experience in a special care nursery, newborn nursery or NICU setting
- Current MA Nursing License required
- BSN, MA RN License and BLS
- Demonstrated clinical competence in CICU and nursing practice preferred
- On-call rotating schedule
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Nurse, Registered Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a nurse, registered nurse. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for nurse, registered nurse
- Demonstrates the ability to assess physical, pain, emotional and social needs and to evaluate the overall adaptation to illness patients at the initial point of contact and on an ongoing basis
- Demonstrates an ability to conduct patient triage via the telephone
- Strong ability to develop a plan of care to respond to patient symptoms and reactions resulting from the disease or the radiation therapy and other forms of treatment
- Able to develop a plan of care for patients receiving radiation therapy including but not limited to monitoring of relevant lab values, maintaining documentation of the overall plan and the treatments provided, and assuring adequate arrangements for the patients to receive the treatment
- Provides ongoing patient and family education regarding radiation therapy
- Coordinates the plan of care with other nurses and members of the team
- Demonstrated capability to manage accurate, fast completion of highly detailed tasks
- Demonstrated ability to be flexible working in a fast paced environment in close proximity to other staff
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and to deal effectively with unpredictable situations
- Current Illinois licensure as Registered Nurse
Qualifications for nurse, registered nurse
- ACLS and PALS validation preferred or must be obtained within 6 months of employment
- Ability to triage patient problems appropriately
- 2 years experience with Adults in a mental health setting
- Current license for the state in which you are applying
- Some supervisory experience highly desirable
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Idaho
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Nurse, Registered Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of nurse, registered nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for nurse, registered nurse
- Collaborates with the medical staff to facilitate and optimize patient care
- Acts on behalf of the patients and family to ensure care that is safe and appropriate with consideration for values, diversity, and human rights
- Participates in nursing and medical research and facilitates transfer of new knowledge to patient care
- Initiate and manage post withdrawal regimes
- Administer medications and treatments, primarily Vivitrol injections and Suboxone
- Ability to multi-task and work within fast-paced clinic setting
- Independent thinking and abilities
Qualifications for nurse, registered nurse
- The Registered Nurse salary range is from $57,295 pa to $80,471 pa plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- The Registered Nurse is also entitled to an “in-charge allowance” when the NUM is away
- A minimum of two years experience in hospice, home health, or medical/surgical preferred
- Graduate from NLNAC or State Nursing Program
- Ability to work 2nd shift hours and occasional weekends
- At least 1 year experience with computer/technical skills and capabilities
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Nurse, Registered Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of nurse, registered nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for nurse, registered nurse
- Cardiac/Telemtry experience as a Registered Nurse in a Hospital setting preferred
- At least 1 year of Med/Surg and Acute Care experience as a Registered Nurse in a Hospital setting
- BSN Required or must be actively enrolled in a BSN program
- BSN Required or must be actively enrolled in a current BSN program
- At least 1 year of Critical Care experience as a Registered Nurse
- At least 1-2 years of Acute Care, Cardiac/ Telemetry as a Registered Nurse preferred
Qualifications for nurse, registered nurse
- At least 1-2 years of Labor and Delivery experience as a Registered Nurse in a Hospital setting
- NCC Maternal Child Certification Preferred
- A minimum of 1 year of Mother / Baby and/ or L&D experience required
- At least 1-2 years of Pediatrics experience as a Registered Nurse in a Hospital setting required
- Perform cardiac monitoring, session documentation, exercise planning and instruction, initial and end of program evaluations, and conduct quality improvement activities for Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation and Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation patients
- Additional responsibilities include serving as a nurse case manager, lecturer and team member for the Dr
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Nurse, Registered Nurse Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of nurse, registered nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for nurse, registered nurse
- Must obtain Emergency Nurse Pediatric Certification (ENPC) and Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC) certification within 6 months - 1 year of employment and maintain certification
- Current CPR certification or obtained within 90 days of hire - All clinical personnel in identified job codes are required to maintain cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training through independent study, manikin and knowledge testing
- For positions requiring ACLS and/or PALS certification - American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Course or the American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Course including a hands-on skills practice session with an AHA ACLS or PALS instructor or by using a voice assisted manikin (VAM) system
- Organizes and analyzes multi-system data to identify basic and complex health care needs, applying holistic and integrated knowledge base
- Establishes short and long term goals reflective of the overall plan of care
- Implements the plan of care using collaborative approach and delegates care based upon knowledge of competence and skills required
Qualifications for nurse, registered nurse
- In general, one year of acute care experience is recommended
- Accesses or prints hospital forms, policies and plans as needed
- Able to process e-mail (read, send, delete, file) and check regularly
- Must be licensed as a registered nurse by the State of Wisconsin
- Must be CPR certified on an annual basis
- Must maintain current ACLS certification