Registered Nurse-Surgical/General Unit (Nights)

Job description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: 12 Hour Night Shift Description: Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) / Graduate Nurse Unit: Gen/Surgical Unit Employment Type: Full-time / 36 hours weekly Shift: Night Shift: Location: Silver Spring, Maryland Position Purpose: Reporting to the Director, the Registered Nurse (RN) must demonstrate the passion to provide bedside care to a diverse and acutely ill population of patients. The Registered Nurse should possess the knowledge and skill of how-to safely apply the nursing process to assess, plan and evaluate the care of patients with various health conditions. Unit Overview: This 30-bed unit provides care for high-acuity patients across a wide spectrum of complex specialties. As a Registered Nurse you will: - Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support patient-centered continuum of care. - Ability to communicate variances from patient goals and advocate on behalf of patient. - Maintain accurate and timely healthcare records. - Administer medications to patients, provide education and monitor for efficacy and side effects. - Assess, monitor, report and record patient condition and pertinent changes. - Design, implement and evaluate patie...