Staff Nurse PD career at The Miriam Hospital in Providence

The Miriam Hospital is in need of Staff Nurse PD on Sat, 09 Nov 2013 14:19:49 GMT. Description : Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager (or designee), and within hospital and departmental policies and procedures, the professional registered nurse acts as a patient advocate in the application of the nursing process. All essential functions performed in this position reflect the age specific needs of the patients. Recognizes and reports deviations from patient or...

Staff Nurse PD

Location: Providence Rhode Island

Description: The Miriam Hospital is in need of Staff Nurse PD right now, this career will be placed in Rhode Island. Detailed specification about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Description : Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager (or designee), and within hospital and departmental policies and procedures, the professional registered nurse acts as a patient advocate in t! he application of the nursing process. All essential functions performed in this position reflect the age specific needs of the patients. Recognizes and reports deviations from patient or established norms. Identifies deviations from established norms not related to chief patient's complaints. Reports patient's responses to treatment(s), and documents nursing interventions. Provides basic comfort and support according to patient needs. Fosters patient(s) and family participation in achieving optimum level of patient's functioning and performing activities of daily living. Sets priorities in individual patient's assignments. Seeks guidance and resources, when necessary, in management of patient care. Identifies and assesses emergency situations. Initiates appropriate response and intervention. Plans for potential needs during emergency situations.

Qualifications :
Endoscopy nursing experience required both procedural and recovery phases.

BASIC! KNOWLEDGE:
Graduate of a school of nursing, Baccalaur! eate in Nursing preferred, with current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island or in the nurse's primary state of legal residency if that state is a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact. Conformity to the Code of Professional Nurses. Understanding of the provisions of the Nurse Practice Act of the state of Rhode Island. Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

Current BLS required.

EXPERIENCE:
Registered nurses should develop general proficiency as a staff nurse within three months of employment. For specialty units, general nursing experience, appropriate to the specialty, is preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Prolonged standing and walking. Exposed to all patient elements. May be required to lift/turn patients and equipment! . Repeated bending, squatting, stooping.

INDEPENDENT ACTION:
Plans and organizes priorities for effective patient care within the scope of existing departmental policies, generally refers specific problems to supervisor where clarification of departmental policies and procedures may be required.
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This career starts available on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 14:19:49 GMT

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