Registered Nurse (PCU)(Mon - Fri, 36-hour flex, 7p-7a, No Weekends)

Job description

JOB TITLE : Registered Nurse REQUIREMENTS: - Utilizes the nursing process to provide quality patient care according to established standards of care which includes planning, implementing, evaluating and adjusting plan of care, and discharge planning based on expected patient outcomes: admits, transfers, and discharges patients; completes ongoing patient assessment and documents according to policy; completes nursing assessment within 2 hours of admission, or designates reason for incompleteness. Reviews database and nutrition screen; participates in the development of patient plan of care to include patient problems, goals, evaluations, and interventions; reports symptoms and significant changes in patient's condition to appropriate personnel; assesses, collaborates and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with other members of the care team. - Demonstrates appropriate application of age specific standards, policies, and procedures and guidelines in caring for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients: follows age specific standards in administering medications based on patient's age; follows age specific standards of care during altered states...