NEW GRAD RN - King's Daughters

• JOB SUMMARY
  • The Registered Nurse Applicant (RNA) provides direct and indirect care that is consistent with current evidence-based practice in collaboration with the patient, family, physician, and other members of the health care team, while under the direct supervision of a licensed RN preceptor. The RNA will remain under the direct supervision of a licensed RN preceptor and may not engage in independent nursing practice.
• DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Under the supervision of the precepting RN:
    • Assesses patient and/or conducts screenings and documents utilizing standard scales when indicated as required per organization.
    • Prioritizes and documents patient problems based on assessed needs/problems in collaboration with patient, family, and health care team.
    • Documents changes in patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care/intervention.
    • Utilizes organization-wide safe medication practices including, but not limited to the 5 rights of medication administration, barcode scanning and other medication safety processes specific to the unit/department. Knows actions and usual dosage, indications and side effects of medications administered.
    • Provides teaching and educational material to the patient and/or significant other as needed according to the care, treatment services and identified risks specific to the patient and documents patient and/or family understanding.
• EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
  • Minimum requirement:
    • Graduate of a school of nursing for Registered Nurses.
    • Current Provisional License in the Commonwealth of KY.
    • Successful completion of NCLEX within 30 days of start.
    • Achieves and maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • Preferred qualifications:
    • N/A
• WORKING ENVIRONMENT
  • Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
  • Constantly exposed toblood and/or body fluids andinfection.
  • Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
  • Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS
  • Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
  • Frequently required to walk and move about.
  • Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
  • Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
  • Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
  • Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
  • Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
  • Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
  • Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.

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