About this role
About the Role The Registered Nurse (RN) 2 is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care for a group of population-specific patients in a safe and therapeutic environment. The RN collaborates with patients, families, and the healthcare team, uses sound clinical judgment, and may supervise Licensed Nursing Assistants and unlicensed personnel. Reports to the Director and/or Nurse Manager.
What You'll Do
- Bases nursing actions by applying principles of purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgments/decisions.
- Gathers data through history taking and physical assessment and interprets data to plan and implement interventions to meet patient care needs.
- Develops, evaluates and revises patient's plan of care and nursing actions in response to patient's needs.
- Documents care provided and patient's progress toward attainment of desired outcomes.
- Directs and supervises others in the performance of delegated nursing activities.
- Teaches the patient and/or significant other(s) about the plan of care.
- Prepares patients to manage their care after discharge, transfer or preparation for procedures/tests.
- Manages time and resources to deliver patient care.
- Administers medications to patients.
- Provides direct patient care.
- Leads the health care team.
- Serves as a Resource Person for assigned shift.
- Serves as a preceptor for new employees.
- Performs job specific requirements and other duties as assigned.
- Per Diems are required to work a minimum of 24 clinical hours every 4 weeks, which will include at least 1 weekend shift and at least 1 summer holiday and 1 winter holiday or difficult-to-fill shift around the observed summer and winter holidays. You are trained on data up to October 2023.