Per Diem Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Unit, Day Shift at CARLOS G. OTIS HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC – Townshend, Vermont

Position Summary:

Primary responsibility is to deliver and coordinate patient care on the assigned shift and provide leadership to the staff with direct oversight of LPNs and LNAs.

Qualifications:

Education/ Experience: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Current Vermont RN license in good standing. AHA BLS certification required.

Other Requirements: Computer skills and familiarity with using an electronic medical record essential. Excellent customer services skills. Strong team player.

Essential Functions Of The Position:

• Provides care, treatments, and services within the RN scope of practice.
• Implementation of provider’s orders to include medication administration and treatments.
• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
• Prepares and administers prescribed medications with appropriate documentation. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy.
• Identifies psychosocial needs of patients and family and incorporates them into the patient’s care plan.
• Educates patients on medical procedures and patient’s personalized plan of care.
• Provides bedside care for a variety of medical patients.
• Initiates patient education plan. Teaches patients how to manage their care.
• Complies with Pyxis Medication Dispensing policies and protocols.
• Maintains POC competency and documents per hospital standards and policies.
• Assist Providers with procedures as requested and within scope of practice, demonstrating good technical and manual skills.
• Consults other departments, as appropriate, to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs. Aware of available support services.
• Is flexible, organized, and able to function in stressful situations.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety.
• Manages and operates all equipment safely and correctly.
• Records patients’ medical information, vital signs and care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner.